Hurricane
Hurricanes occur in
the Atlantic and the Northeast pacific.
Occurs 10- 15 times per year.
Cyclone
Occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
They occur
10-15 times per year between April- December
Cyclons are circular
wind storms.
Typhoon
Typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific.
Occurs 25- 30 times per
year.
Common late June -
December.
Both occur in warm areas. Forms of percipitation is rain.
Are both tropical cyclones (except differ in location.
Form over water.
Measured by the Saffir- Simpson scale
Basically the same storm just called different names.
The Differnece and Similarites Between a Hurricane, Cyclone, and Typhoon
For the similarities of all storms: (couldnt fit it in the diagram)
All the storms require weather disturbance, warm tropical oceans, moisture and light winds.
Both rotate clockwise in southern hemisphere and couner- clockwise in northern hemisphere. (but a cyclone can spin both ways aswell)
Once a tropical cyclone reaches 74 miles per hour winds, it is classified at hurricane, cyclone or typhoon depending on the location.
