2006-08-29 06:45:45 · 11 answers · asked by Christy W 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Typhoons are in the Pacific Ocean
Hurricanes are in the Atlantic Ocean
2006-08-29 06:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A typhoon is what hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean. Both hurricanes and typhoons are tropical cyclones. Hurricanes are a bit more specifically defined than typhoons. The American Heritage dictionary defines a hurricane as a severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains. The same source describes a typhoon as a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
2006-08-29 13:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Fulltime in my RV (I wish) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricane.
meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or tropical storm, typhoon, or hurricane, depending on strength and location) is a type of low-pressure system which generally forms in the tropics. While they can be highly destructive, tropical cyclones are an important part of the atmospheric circulation system, which moves heat from the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
Typhoon
The name for a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour (65 knots) or greater in the western North Pacific Ocean. This same tropical cyclone is known as a hurricane in the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean, and as a cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
2006-08-29 13:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typhoon is located south of the Equator A hurricane is North of the Equator
2006-08-29 14:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by cawillms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurricanes form in the Atlantic. They're called Typhoons in the Western Pacific. (Typhoon is from the Japanese word Taifu, meaning "great wind".)
2006-08-29 13:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by Jazz In 10-Forward 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typhoones happen in the Pacific
Hurricanes happen in the Atlantic
2006-08-29 13:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by churdman001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
typhoons and cyclones r in the pacific ocean while hurricanes r in the atlantic.
2006-08-29 13:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by Worldemperor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
geography...typhoons are in the Pacific, hurricanes in the Atlantic.
2006-08-29 13:53:31 · answer #8 · answered by sidetracktx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my guess? hurricanes- northern hemisphere, spin clockwise, typhoons- southern hemi.- spin counterclockwise (usually south pacific) don't quote me prob. wrong. rat
2006-08-29 13:58:24 · answer #9 · answered by Raptor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was told they spin in different directions
2006-08-29 13:54:03 · answer #10 · answered by jefferson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋