Whats the difference between typhoon,hurricane and storm?
“Storm” is a general term for a wide of atmospheric disturbances (thunder storms, ice storms, snow storms etc.). Typhoons/hurricanes are one type of storm. They are the same thing, Typhoon being the term used in the Pacific, Hurricane in the Atlantic. Typhoons tend to be bigger and more damaging only because they have a lot more ocean to crank up in before they hit land. The technical term is “Tropical Cyclone”. Sources: Way too much time watching the Weather Channel.
It is any violent weather event. A hurricane is a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 74 mph or more occurring in the Atlantic basin or in the NE Pacific east of the dateline; a typhoon is the same event but occurring in the NW Pacific Basin. Over Australia and the Indian Ocean, it is known as a tropical cyclone Sources: http://www.answers.
Cyclones are cyclonic storms that develop over warm ocean waters. They are called Typhoons in northwest Pacific, hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, and cyclones in the south Pacific and Indian oceans. A storm is a very general term referring to just about any type of atmospheric disturbance. There are windstorms, and rainstorms, and thunderstorms, and lightning storms, and probably other kinds. You can find out more at the link below. I hope this helps. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
