what's the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone?

Answer 1

If I remember correctly, a hurricane is in the northern Atlantic, a cyclone is in the Indian or South Pacific, and a typhoon is in the north Pacific oceans. Otherwise, they are the same type of storm

Answer 2

A Cyclone or Tornado appears over land and forms quickly and then falls apart quickly. They almost always appear with a thunderstorms. A Hurricane on the other hand form over water, are huge (many miles across) and can last for over a week at a time. Hurricanes typically start forming as tropical storms off the coast of Africa and turn into hurricanes as they close in on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. or move into the Gulf of Mexico. Some also form around and affect the west coast and pacific islands, but this is rarer. The Pacific areas and Asia have to deal with Typhoons. Typhoons are the same as Hurricanes, except that Typhoons travel East and Hurricanes travel West.

Answer 3

There is no difference, only with the name... Tropical cyclones are called in the Indian Ocean and Hurricanes are called in the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 4

Generally, a hurricane is in the Atlantic Ocean and a cyclone is in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 5

a Hurricane is a wind that measures 10 on the beafort scale a Cyclone is the result of extreme low pressure causing air to be drawn into the centre of it a vortex is caused and the whole thing moves towards the point of least resistance in a cyclonic or circular motion Hurracane are straight forces of heavy air Cyclones are circular movements of great force

Answer 6

A hurricane is encountered in the west a cyclone is an Asian phenomenon
They are both engines for transferring heat to colder areas.

Answer 7

**A hurricane IS a Cyclone

**But not all cyclones are classified as hurricanes

**Because cyclones are areas of low pressure--hurricanes are--but hurricanes only develop "over" the ocean....tornadoes are cyclonic, but develop "over" the land (usually)

Answer 8

No difference. The terms describe the same storm, they're just called different things in different parts of the world:

Hurricane - Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific
Typhoon - western Pacific Ocean
Cyclone - Indian Ocean

Answer 9

if the storm in in the Atlantic, they call it a huracane, in the Pacific, they call it a cyclone. that's the only differnce between the two.

Answer 10

Nothing...........Only the name in different parts of the world