If you watch, listen or read the news, it\u2019s all about Hurricane Florence. I\u2019ve noticed a couple of times that Florence has been referred to as a cyclone \u2014 I don\u2019t remember that term being used for a storm in the Atlantic Ocean before, but I figured that hurricane rules have probably changed like everything else. I wasn\u2019t aware or any real difference in a hurricane and a cyclone, but thought I\u2019d check.<\/p>\n
My extensive research, once again, proved me correct.
\nThe only difference between a hurricane and a cyclone (and a typhoon) is the location of the storm. If the weather disturbance (storm) occurs in the Atlantic or Northeast Pacific, it\u2019s called a hurricane. If it occurs in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean, it\u2019s a cyclone and if the storm is in Northwest Pacific, it\u2019s called a typhoon.<\/p>\n
All these storms get \u201cnames\u201d arrived at by a strict procedure established by the World Meterological Organization. For Atlantic hurricanes, there is a list of male and female names that are used on a six-year rotation. The only time that there is a change is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be inappropriate.<\/p>\n
So hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all the same. Of course I grew up with tornados, which is another whole subject. They don\u2019t name tornadoes \u2014 well, at least they\u2019re not called anything that would be appropriate for mixed company.
\nSo keep your eye on Florence and \u201chunker down.\u201d Just remember that after a hurricane, comes a rainbow.
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