2006-09-04 06:37:32 · 9 answers · asked by panda 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Typhoon=
noun: a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Hurricane=
noun: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
I guess hurricanes are just more violent and typhoons normally don't ever hit land.
2006-09-04 06:43:58 · answer #1 · answered by Katt Attack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricane / Typhoon:
A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 64 kt (74 mph or 119 km/hr) or more. The term hurricane is used for Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones east of the International Dateline to the Greenwich Meridian. The term typhoon is used for Pacific tropical cyclones north of the Equator west of the International Dateline.
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2006-09-04 13:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by Newlungs2004 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i believe a hurricane is in the northern hemisphere and a typhoon is in the southern hemispere, same weather phenomenon but different name.
2006-09-04 13:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by magickitty0621 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure but i think typhoons rotate opposite to hurricanes cos most typhoons are pacific southern hemisphere
2006-09-04 17:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by prometheus_unbound 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe one originates in the atlantic (hurricane) and the other in the pacific. not positive though
2006-09-04 13:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by ormus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same, just located in different parts of earth
2006-09-04 13:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are really the same, its just called a different name depending on the ocean its on
2006-09-04 13:44:31 · answer #7 · answered by jojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They form in different oceans.
2006-09-04 13:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by ed w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-04 15:57:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋