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What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
ANSWER:
"Hurricane" and "typhoon" are two names for the same thing, namely, a tropical cyclone with winds of 65 knots (75 m.p.h.) or more. When these storms occur in the Western Hemisphere (in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico), we call them hurricanes. When they occur in the North Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line, we call them typhoons. Names of Pacific hurricanes, Atlantic hurricanes, and typhoons are all derived from separate lists.
There are climatological differences between hurricanes and typhoons. In order for tropical cyclones to form, sea surface temperatures are usually at least 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit). The warmer the water, the greater the energy potentially available to the tropical cyclone. Because the sea surface temperature is about 2 degrees Celsius warmer in the western tropical Pacific than all other places tropical cyclones form, and the layer of warm water is thicker and more extensive there, typhoons tend to be more vigorous and numerous than hurricanes. Whereas the hurricane season lasts from June to November, the typhoon season lasts from May through December. In fact, typhoons can occur in every month of the year.
Taken from: http://www.weatherwise.org/qr/qry.hurtyphoon.html
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What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
ANSWER:
"Hurricane" and "typhoon" are two names for the same thing, namely, a tropical cyclone with winds of 65 knots (75 m.p.h.) or more. When these storms occur in the Western Hemisphere (in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico), we call them hurricanes. When they occur in the North Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line, we call them typhoons. Names of Pacific hurricanes, Atlantic hurricanes, and typhoons are all derived from separate lists.
There are climatological differences between hurricanes and typhoons. In order for tropical cyclones to form, sea surface temperatures are usually at least 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit). The warmer the water, the greater the energy potentially available to the tropical cyclone. Because the sea surface temperature is about 2 degrees Celsius warmer in the western tropical Pacific than all other places tropical cyclones form, and the layer of warm water is thicker and more extensive there, typhoons tend to be more vigorous and numerous than hurricanes. Whereas the hurricane season lasts from June to November, the typhoon season lasts from May through December. In fact, typhoons can occur in every month of the year.
Taken from: http://www.weatherwise.org/qr/qry.hurtyphoon.html