A Hurricane By Any Other Name: What Tropical Cyclones Are Called Around The World

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Did you know that hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are basically just different names for the same weather event.

The map above shows where each name is used around the world.

Hurricane: a tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Typhoon: occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean
Cyclone: occurs in the south Pacific or Indian Ocean.

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