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Laura-sakura | 03:08 Fri 26th Aug 2005 | Animals & Nature
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What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? Is it just the words?
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Avatar Image Trillipse
isn't a typhoon like a whirlwind?
08:08 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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I thought it was just geographical location, a typhoon is what its called in the east and a hurricane is west.Dont quote me on that though.
08:30 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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Lozzzz is right...you get typoons in the far east (thailand, Bali etc) and Hurricanes in the west (USA, west indies etc)
08:38 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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It's a bit like how you used to have tidal waves now we have Tsunamis!
09:59 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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Yeah , thanks lozzzz, I had suspected that. I was in the middle of a typhoon in Tokyo watching the news about a hurricane in Florida and the weather pictures were identical.
11:10 Fri 26th Aug 2005

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