2007-09-13 15:40:40 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
Papa luosechi, I stand corrected.
It must be STORM only instead of TROPICAL STORM.
2007-09-14 00:34:19 · update #1
MiGs, one little change... A tropical storm is a future typhoon, hurricane and whatnot. It has not built up to a high enough wind velocity to be considered a typhoon, etc.
2007-09-13 15:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As far as I know they are all the same, except they change the name to indicate where the thing originated.
If the pressure area originated in the Pacific Ocean or the western part of the Pacific,the experts call it, a Tropical Storm, Depression or a Typhoon. (Of course if it threatens the Philippines its called Bagyo).
If in the US Mainland or the Atlantic, Caribbean or the Eastern Pacific, it's a Hurricane.
And a Cyclone might be the ones that originated from the Areas near the Continent of Australia or the Southern Pacific.
2007-09-13 16:32:16 · answer #2 · answered by 4x4 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone".
A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation.
Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 mph are called "tropical depressions"
Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 39 mph they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name.
If winds reaches 74 mph then they are called:
"HURRICANE" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)
"TYPHOON" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)
"SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E)
"SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM" (the North Indian Ocean)
"TROPICAL CYCLONE" (the Southwest Indian Ocean)
2007-09-13 20:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by guiltyPleasures 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe, in the US, that a tropical storm has less intense winds than a hurricane, although they are the same type of storm.
2007-09-13 15:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A tropical storm is different. ^_^ It's kinda like the prelude to the rest. But a "storm" is the same as the rest of the terms in the list. :)
EDIT: Ooops... Sorry, I didn't notice the additional comments earlier. ^_^
2007-09-14 03:33:14 · answer #5 · answered by ScarletRaven 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah since i was grade 5 or 6.
but did you know that TYPHOON is not English?
its Chinese Ty-fong which means storm.
2007-09-14 04:28:35 · answer #6 · answered by I lost my TC Badge >:)) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but they differ in rotation. Clockwise or counter clockwise. Depends on the Hemisphere.
2007-09-13 16:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They basically are, each name just deals with the region of the world it is happening in.
2007-09-13 15:48:54 · answer #8 · answered by Mad B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,but in different degrees,as is goes stronger the name or term changes
2007-09-13 20:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by mommyleo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think they have slight differences.
what i wanna know is the difference of ocean & sea.hehe
2007-09-13 16:26:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋