Why we Don’t have Hurricanes in India
What is the Difference between Hurricane, Typhoon and Cyclone?
They are all tropical cyclones, but different basins use different nomenclature. Tropical cyclones are formed in eight basins — Northern Atlantic, Northeastern Pacific, North Central Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Northern Indian Ocean, Southwestern Indian Ocean, South and Southwestern Pacific and Southeastern Indian Ocean.
- In the North Atlantic Ocean, Northwest Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line and South Pacific Ocean, they are called hurricanes.
- Typhoon is the name given to a tropical cyclone formed in the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline.
- In southwest Pacific Ocean and southeast Indian Ocean, it’s ....
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