THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TYPHOON AND A HURRICANE EXPLAINED.
Some people mistaken a typhoon and a hurricane different. Technically speaking, it is the same weather phenomenon, or as Geologists call them: Tropical Cyclones. The only difference is when a storm hovers over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, the storm is considered as a "Typhoon." On the other hand, if a storm hovers above the North Atlantic or North Pacific Ocean, it considered as a "Hurricane."
A weak Tropical Storm is also called a Tropical Depression, this classification are considered if the depression only has a maximum sustained winds under 39 miles per hour. If the depression intensified and reached a maximum sustained winds of 39 miles per hour, it now considered as a "Tropical Cyclone."
If a Tropical Cyclone had reached a maximum sustained winds of 74 miles per hour and higher, the cyclone is now considered and identified as a "Hurricane" for those who are in the North Atlantic and North Pacific region, while those who are residing in the Northwestern Pacific region, they mostly call it a "Typhoon" and for those who are in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean region, they use the generic term "Tropical Cyclone" regardless of the strength of the wind associated by the phenomenon.
Hurricanes in the Atlantic region usually occurs between June to November, while in the Northwestern region, Typhoons usually occurs between the month July to October. Winds play a huge factor in classifying the intensity of a storm. Moreover, there are no other difference between these natural phenomena.
Image from the weather.com
Photo of Hurricane Franklin on August 29, 2023 and considered as a Major Hurricane to Pass Bermuda on Wednesday August 30, 2023.
Image from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
