whats the difference between a hurricane,typhoon and a cyclone?

Answer 1

A tropical cyclone is a storm system fueled by the heat released when moist air rises and the water vapor in it condenses. The term describes the storm's origin in the tropics and its cyclonic nature, which means that its circulation is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Tropical cyclones are distinguished from other cyclonic windstorms such as nor'easters, European windstorms, and polar lows by the heat mechanism that fuels them, which makes them "warm core" storm systems.

Depending on their location and strength, there are various terms by which tropical cyclones are known, such as hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm and tropical depression.

Tropical cyclones can produce extremely strong winds, tornadoes, torrential rain, high waves, and storm surges. The heavy rains and storm surges can produce extensive flooding. Although their effects on human populations can be devastating, tropical cyclones also can have beneficial effects by relieving drought conditions. They carry heat away from the tropics, an important mechanism of the global atmospheric circulation that maintains equilibrium in the earth's troposphere.

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Answer 2

A cyclone is any storm system that rotates counter-clockwise. So, a tornado and a hurricane are both cyclones. Many winter storms are also cyclones since their main engine is usually an area of low pressure (the big "L" you see on weather maps.)

A hurricane and a typhoon are the same thing. Here in the US we call them hurricanes, in the Far East they are called typhoons and in the Indian Ocean they are called cyclones.

Cyclone is also a term that it used interchangably with tornado, especially in the middle and southern plains of the United States. While this isn't totally wrong, there is such a thing as an anti-cyclonic tornado, one that spins clockwise. They are very rare in the US, but they do occur.

Answer 3

Same storm, just different names in different locations

Northwest Pacific (East of the International Date Line): Typhoon

Northeast Pacific and Atlantic: Hurricane

Southern Hemisphere and Indian Ocean: Tropical Cyclone

A Tropical Cyclone is a generic name for all of those storms. A cyclone can but not officially refer to what's better known as a tornado. A typhoon isn't a tsunami since tsunamis and tidal waves are seismological (ground related), not meteorological (weather related).

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Answer 4

Both typhoons and hurricanes are tropical cyclones. Basically, whether a cyclone is called a hurricane or typhoon does depend on location. Just as we have certain names for things, so do other nations around the world. Some places simply do call these storms cyclones.

So, the closer you are to the US, you have a hurricane.
The closer you have to Japan, China, and Australia, you have a typhoon.
The closer you are to the Indian Ocean, you have a cyclone.

Answer 5

A hurricane is usually started in the sea. Hurricanes are massive in size and very destructive with winds that can reach over 100 mphs. Typhoons like the same as a tornado or cyclone.....they are usually all on land.

Answer 6

A hurricane is in the atlantic, a typhoon is in the pacific, and a cyclone is in general.

Answer 7

a hurricane is in the atlantic ocean. typhoon is in the pacific ocean. and the cyclone is in the indian ocean. They are all the same thing, just in different locations.

Answer 8

Hurricane - Cyclone on water

Typhoon - Also known as a Tidal Wave, High wall of water that reaches inland.

Cyclone - Land Cyclone or known as a Twister or Tornado.

Answer 9

hurricane is to a typhoon what a cyclone is to a tornado. the same.

Answer 10

They are all the same. There in the ocean but in different places like Atlantic and Pacific, Indian, etc.