What is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon and tropical storm?
Tropical Storm: An organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 39-73 mph (34-63 knots). Many meteorologists say that the term tropical cyclone (hurricane, typhoon) should be reserved for the mature stage of intense tropical storms, which are characterized by wind speed exceeding 118 kilometers per hour usually over an area of at least 100 kilometers in diameter. While a hurricane is an intense tropical weather system of strong thunderstorms with a well-defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher. Hurricanes are Earth’s strongest tropical cyclones. A distinctive feature found on many hurricanes and are unique to them is the dark spot found in the middle of the hurricane. This is called the eye. However there is another difference that can be distinguished: the winds move spirally toward the storm center clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisp
