The Difference Between A Hurricane, Cyclone, and Typhoon

Hurricane season is here, which means we’ll be hearing a lot about not just hurricanes, but tropical cyclones and typhoons.

But how can you tell one storm from another? Turns out, they’re pretty much the same thing – in fact, ‘cyclone’ is a generic term for tropical systems that can become hurricanes if the grow strong enough.

The rest comes down to location – a storm in the northwest Pacific ocean is a ‘typhoon’.  A storm in central or eastern North Pacific, or in the North Atlantic, is a hurricane.

Anywhere else in the world, it’s referred to as a ‘tropical cyclone’.

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