Whats the difference between hurricane,typhoon and tornado?
Hurricanes: Large scale storm systems that may range in diameter from 100-1000 miles. They are intense low pressure systems that feed off of warm water of the ocean. If wind shear (varying wind speeds and directions high in the atmosphere) is not present, not considering other factors, the hurricane will likely continue to intensify. They occur in the Atlantic as well as the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Eastern Pacific hurricanes rarely hit land due to winds high in the atmosphere directing them westward away from the American continent. Atlantic hurricanes tend to form in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the “Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone” (an area between the western coast of Africa and the Leeward Islands near Puerto Rico at 5 degrees north of the equator). They produce torrential rains, winds from 74 to up to 160 mph. Heavy flooding is often associated with hurricanes. Typhoon: Exactly the same as a hurricane except that they occur in the western Pacific Ocean and tend to be more
