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vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b t1_ite2i39 wrote

I thought they were typhoons in the Pacific?

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Bennguyen2 t1_itengse wrote

Eastern Pacific basin - Hurricane

Western Pacific basin - Typhoon

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PuellaBona t1_itf2rp9 wrote

Why do they have two different names?

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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".

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icanoutfishyou t1_ite4aiu wrote

Western Pacific maybe (?) NOAA's NHC website lists them as hurricanes.

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