Submitted by KRONOS_415 t3_yasmgr in news
vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b t1_ite2i39 wrote
I thought they were typhoons in the Pacific?
Bennguyen2 t1_itengse wrote
Eastern Pacific basin - Hurricane
Western Pacific basin - Typhoon
PuellaBona t1_itf2rp9 wrote
Why do they have two different names?
chetlin t1_itf5oza wrote
They're just traditional names that different regions gave the same kind of storm. The most generic term is "tropical cyclone".
PuellaBona t1_itf71w0 wrote
Ah ok. Thanks :)
InOurMomsButts420 t1_itf58wo wrote
Because of the geographic location of the basin.
icanoutfishyou t1_ite4aiu wrote
Western Pacific maybe (?) NOAA's NHC website lists them as hurricanes.
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