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Do you know the diff? Hurricanes, cyclones and typhons?

brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,051
edited November 2013 in A Moving Train
I didn't. I thought about this when hearing of the recent devastating typhoon in the Philippines. Here's the answer.

http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-cyclone ... 32059.html
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    I'm pretty sure there is no difference. Just that if your in Asia, they are typhoons. In the state's, they are hurricanes.
  • SmellymanSmellyman Posts: 4,524
    In Cantonese dai fung means big wind.

    I am pretty sure typhoon is the translation of that.

    but yeah they are one and the same.

    getting a lot of wind and rain here in Hong Kong now. November is awfully late for still getting a typhoon.

    surprised it made news though. Philippines gets rocked by many typhoons and barely a mention it seems.
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