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Answer by rperks
Submitted on 11/8/2004
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The difference between tornados and hurricanes and cyclones is that tornados tend to cover much smaller areas and occur inland. Cyclones occur when there is an area of low pressure surrounded by areas of higher pressure. The coriolis effect causes the air to drift sideways which makes it circulate in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere. The cyclone will rotate around the area of low pressure. Cyclones are known to bring rain and snow. This could be as a result of their origins at the poles, which provide icy winds to fuel the cyclone. Cyclones can affect an area up to 500 miles. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that can reach a speed of about 74 miles per hour lasting 1-30 days. The term hurricane is normally used for storms that occur over the North Atlantic Ocean while the term typhoon is used for those occurring over the West Pacific Ocean. In Australia these storms are called willy-willy. Hurricanes don't last over land because they are fueled by condensation, which they get from the ocean. When they begin to move onto the land they can produce tornados and other forms of severe weather. Hurricanes produce winds of over 74mph and are classified according to their severity by the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricanes and cyclones are more likely to affect coastal areas than inland. They form in the tropics in summer and in the United States there is a hurricane season, usually between April and June. The safety measures are the same. Hurricanes weaken with height and the inside of the funnel is warmer than the outside and is pulled downward.

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Question by fsfaggaeahh
Submitted on 12/11/2003
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What's the difference between a tropical storm, a cyclone, and a hurricane?

Answer by Clover
Submitted on 1/20/2004
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they r all the same

Answer by jesh
Submitted on 1/26/2004
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a hurricane has a higher windspeed than a tropicle storm though other than that it's the same a cyclone is a tornado which has alot higher windspeed it is much smaller and results from thunder storms the biggest ever cyclone was a mile across though most are only about ten to thirty feet. this is unofficial statistics

Answer by freddy
Submitted on 3/23/2004
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do u no the differance between cyclones hurricanes and typhoons

Answer by Iced T
Submitted on 5/12/2004
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Cyclones can be bigger than hurricaines, though I am not sure the exact differences. Jesh seems to be talking about tornados. Typhoons are hurricaines in the southern hemisphere, they rotate a different way, clockwise.

Answer by David
Submitted on 6/10/2004
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Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are all the same! All must have the same environment to develop and grow. The only difference between them is the ocean where they form- Cyclones form in the Indian Ocean and near Australia in the South Pacific. Hurricanes form in the Atlantic and East Pacific Oceans. Typhoons form in the West Pacific Ocean. They are all different names for the same kind of storm.

Answer by les
Submitted on 8/30/2004
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they are all the same becuz they make a mess and are a kind of storm:)

Answer by BBBBBIIIIIIAAAAATTTTTCCCCCHHHHH!!!!!!!
Submitted on 11/29/2004
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y'all big and stupid!

Answer by boby37
Submitted on 12/1/2004
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they all are idiots

Answer by Peanut
Submitted on 1/10/2005
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tropical storms are usually smaller, and do less damage. tropical storms can sometimes turen into hurricanes. the diffrence is a tropical storm is less violent, not as big, as a hurricane, but a tropical storm can be called a baby hurricane.

Answer by Anna
Submitted on 2/16/2005
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Taken from FEMA.GOV CYCLONE: An atmospheric m. circulation (low-pressure system) with rotating and converging winds, in which the center has a relative pressure minimum. It usually has a diameter of 2000 to 3000 kilometers. When developing, a cyclone typically consists of a warm front pushing northward and a cold front pushing southward with the center of low pressure (cyclone center) located at the junction of the two fronts. Cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counter-clockwise while Southern Hemisphere cyclones rotate clockwise.

Answer by zozo
Submitted on 2/22/2005
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a cyclone is stronger than a hurricane

Answer by ash
Submitted on 3/8/2005
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well it all started when i was a little girl and a coconut landed on my head ......................................................and thats ho i got brain damage

Answer by blah
Submitted on 4/17/2005
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They are the same, they are just called different things when they are in different regions(atlantic=hurricane pacific= cyclone ect.)

Answer by Max
Submitted on 5/15/2005
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Soooo what's the difference between a tornado and a cyclone?

Answer by Ali
Submitted on 10/16/2005
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Ummm hi i am doing a school project on Cyclone Tracy can anyone please help me :(

Answer by darius bass
Submitted on 5/22/2005
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plese teel me the answer

Answer by BFranklin
Submitted on 7/18/2005
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What's the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? Location, and nothing else. Typhoons are west of the International Date Line and hurricanes are east of it.

Answer by evilboblive
Submitted on 8/11/2005
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cyclones are more destructive than tornadoes

Answer by Gansta_S8ter
Submitted on 9/18/2005
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yeah typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes are all the same just different parts of the world call them these names like japan calls a hurricane a typhoon

Answer by s..e..x machin
Submitted on 9/19/2005
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dis is how u ave s..e..x

Answer by Deidre
Submitted on 9/19/2005
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They are all the same. Except they have different names in different parts of the world.

Answer by iced t u are a fool
Submitted on 9/21/2005
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ur a fool typhoons apear near japan and china thats in the northen hemisphere

Answer by Moonlight_Star
Submitted on 10/2/2005
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what are warning signs for typhoons?

Answer by kell-bell
Submitted on 10/2/2005
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My answer is on goggle. (lol)!!!!!! ~Kel~ @};-

Answer by bobby j bob
Submitted on 10/20/2005
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they're all xactly da same, da only difference if that da name differs in da area where it has developd

Answer by T Pain
Submitted on 11/20/2005
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I Think that a cyclone is different to a hurricane is that a hurracane contains water and wind altogether and is very strong and a cyclone is just like a tornado. I THINK ..............

Answer by kate
Submitted on 2/15/2006
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hurricanes have more boogers than a typhoon and typhoons fart more than cyclones

Answer by Chloe
Submitted on 4/23/2006
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hurricanes are big tropical cyclones, they're not exactly the same.They are big tropical cyclones ranging from our category 3 to 5.

Answer by c-dub
Submitted on 5/1/2006
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tropical storms are mainly rain than wind. hurricanes are almost all wind and rain.

Answer by bobby
Submitted on 5/9/2006
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all the same thang

Answer by halley
Submitted on 5/31/2006
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they are different

Answer by micandreu
Submitted on 6/8/2006
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They are the same.... Depends on your geographical location... Atlantic and Gulf Coast are -Hurricanes Pacific and Hawaii - Cyclones... East Indian and Asia are Typhoons These may not be completely accurate. Also- Tornadoes are also Winds Storms, except that they start on land.

Answer by lilly hatfeild
Submitted on 6/13/2006
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CYCLONES are differant from typhoons and hurricanes.I guess david isn't qualifed enough to know anything about tropical storms.CYCLONES are more smaller than hurricanes.Iknow...BUT I do agree on typhoons and hurricanes being the same but having diferant names. Lilly H. 6/13/06

Answer by tee
Submitted on 7/31/2006
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I think hurricanes are more powerful than a tornado

Answer by mar003
Submitted on 8/4/2006
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They are not the same