Hurricanes in the west, and Monsoons in the east.Why is this?
2007-02-04 07:05:06 · 2 answers · asked by itscarolj 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Monsoons are not hurricanes. Monsoons occur over land as well as the ocean. Tropical revolving storms are called Hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans. "Hurricane" is a Carib word, originally "furacan". The storms are called Typhoons in the South China Sea."Typhoon" is a Chinese word meaning "big wind". Tropical Cyclone is the name given in the Indian Ocean and in the South Pacific Ocean. "Cyclone" is a word for a low pressure system and "tropical cyclone" describes the tropical revolving storm.
2007-02-04 16:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to keep count on how many took place
(the first letter of the name starts with the number of hurricanes)
eg. 1st ones name will have to start with a A
2007-02-04 07:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by rhea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋