how are they formed?
what is the average size?
what are the average wind speeds?
What are some of the usual destructions it causes?
What is a magor typhoon that has accured in the past?
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2007-02-01 06:47:32 · 3 answers · asked by corbin909 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A typhoon is a hurricane that forms in the Eastern Pacific. They form just like hurricanes, and can be just as powerful. They are the same size as hurricanes. Wind speed ranges from 72 mph up to 180 mph. Typhoons with winds in excess of 155 mph are called supertyphoons.
2007-02-01 06:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Tikimaskedman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A typhoon is the same as a hurricane, but the storm is called a typhoon, if it is in certain areas, and hurricane if it is somewhere else
There is no real difference.
In the northern hemisphere the storms turn counter-clockwise
and in the southern hemisphere they turn Clockwise
Typhoon Odessa in Pacific Ocean 1985
2007-02-01 09:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by bob shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very wet hurricane, everything else has a slight variance to them...
2007-02-01 06:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋