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The Difference Between Typhoons, Hurricanes, and Cyclones
TLDR Typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones are all the same meteorological phenomenon, but they have different names and categorization systems depending on the region. These tropical cyclones form more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere and are driven by low pressure regions, warm, wet air, and the Coriolis effect.
Timestamped Summary
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Typhoons and hurricanes are the same thing, just different words used in different parts of the world to describe tropical cyclones.
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Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all the same meteorological phenomenon, but they have different names and different categorization systems depending on the region.
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Tropical cyclones form in the Northern Hemisphere more frequently due to geography and the Coriolis effect, and they require warm water temperatures to sustain themselves.
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Tropical cyclones are driven by low pressure regions, warm, wet air, and the Coriolis effect, which causes them to spin and move in a specific direction depending on the hemisphere.
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Tropical storms will always travel east to west, and then will usually wander to the north or the south depending on what hemisphere they're in, and the greatest damage from a tropical cyclone can come from the storm surge.
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Some of the most destructive tropical cyclones in history include Hurricane Patricia in 2015, which had the highest wind speed ever recorded, and the 1970 Bolha Cyclone, which killed over half a million people in Bangladesh and India.
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As of the time of recording, 95 hurricane names have been permanently retired due to their devastating impact, with the most retired storm names occurring in 2005.
