2007-01-24 19:02:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
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2007-01-24 19:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geography.
Tropical revolving storms are called hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean and the American side of the Pacific.
They are called typhoons in the South China Sea on the western side of the north Pacific ocean.
They are called tropical cyclones in the south Pacific and in the Indian Ocean
2007-01-24 20:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear "I Really..." Here is the definitive answer. Tropical storms in the atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans are called hurricanes. Tropical storms in the western Pacific Ocean are called typhoons, and tropical storms that form in the Indian Ocean are called cyclones.
2007-01-24 23:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name. hurricane, cyclone, and typhoon are all the same, but named differently, depending what part of the world. in the western pacific(not including hawaii), it is known as typhoon. in the atlantic coast and eastern pacific, we call it hurricane, and in the indian and south pacific, they call it cyclone.
2007-01-25 09:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by blahblahblah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just depends on the area and intensity of the storm as to which they are called.
2007-01-24 19:11:06 · answer #5 · answered by sweet.pjs1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diffrent parts of the world they form in there all windy as hell and rainy as hell
2007-01-25 16:22:09 · answer #6 · answered by sportsfreak711 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋