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I always thought storms in the pacific were called ‘cyclones’.
by te_chris 3y ago
I always thought storms in the pacific were called ‘cyclones’.
- parineum 3y agoNorth/South hemisphere is the distinction there.
- BaseballPhysics 3y agoIt's a bit more nuanced than that: https://gpm.nasa.gov/resources/faq/what-difference-between-typhoon-cyclone-and-hurricane https://gpm.nasa.gov/resources/faq/what-difference-between-t... > The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regional names for tropical cyclones. ... > Over the Atlantic and East Pacific, tropical cyclones are commonly called "hurricanes." The common term is "typhoon" for a tropical cyclone that forms in the West Pacific. Tropical cyclones are called just "cyclones" in the Indian Ocean and near Australia. So basically they're all cyclones, but depending on where they originate they might get more specific terms as well.
- dragonwriter 3y agoThey are all tropical cyclones. In the North Atlantic and Northeastern Pacific, the strongest tropical cyclones are called “hurricanes”, while weaker ones (at least in the US) are called “tropical storms” and “tropical depressions”, in declining order of strength. In the Northwestern Pacific, the strongest are called “typhoons”. Elsewhere (South Pacific and Indian Ocean), they are just all called tropical cyclones or cyclonic storms, with additional adjectives denoting strength.
- williamcotton 3y agoTechnically they are all called tropical cyclones with the word hurricane being specific to the North Atlantic.
- dragonwriter 3y ago“Hurricane” is a word for a particular strength of tropical cyclone particular to the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific (which is why Hilary, which we are discussing, is currently a hurricane, despite very much not being an Atlantic storm.)
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