🌪️ Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Typhoons, Cyclones & Monsoons 🌧️ What’s the Difference?

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🌪️ You’ve probably heard of hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, cyclones, and monsoons, but do you know the differences between them? 🌊 Let’s break it down! Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are actually the same phenomenon—massive tropical storms that form over water. The only difference is where they form: hurricanes in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwestern Pacific, and cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. Interestingly, cyclones rotate in the opposite direction because they form in the Southern Hemisphere. Tornadoes, on the other hand, are smaller but incredibly powerful rotating columns of air that form only over land, with the United States being a hotspot. 🌪️ And then there are monsoons—seasonal winds that bring heavy rains, especially in South Asia, where they play a crucial role in shaping the climate and agriculture. 🌧️

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  1. Typhoon and Hurricane are subcategories of cyclones. They can all be called cyclones. The indian ocean ones just don't have a specific regional name.

  2. The reason they are called hurricanes here is because the name comes from the Caribbean indigenous Taino goddess called Juracán the goddess of Huricanes.
    From her name "Juracán" eventually turned to Huracán in spanish and then that name turned to Hurricane in english.

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