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May 07, 2008

Hurricances, Typhoons, and Cyclones

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What we call hurricanes have different names across the Earth's oceans.  They are called typhoons in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, severe tropical cyclones in the Southeastern Indian and Southwest Pacific Oceans, severe cyclone storms In the North Indian Ocean, and tropical cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean.

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