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Many people wonder: what distinguishes typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes? The answer lies primarily in geography and the Earth's rotation.
Terminology and Regions:
Typhoons occur in the western Pacific Ocean.
Cyclones are found in the Indian Ocean.
Hurricanes develop in the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific.
All these systems are essentially the same type of storm—the tropical cyclone—but their names change based on their location.
Rotation Patterns:
In the Northern Hemisphere, these storms rotate counterclockwise.
In the Southern Hemisphere, they rotate clockwise.