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    • Map of Earth showing Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons movements
    Rights: NASA Published 13 February 2017 Size: 310 KB Referencing Hub media

    The terms cyclone, hurricane and typhoon refer to what scientists call a tropical cyclone. The terms differ depending upon where they occur.

    The white arrows in this diagram indicate the paths the storms are likely to travel after they have formed.

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      Cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes

      Have you ever wondered about the differences between cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes? It is all due to their location. When they occur in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, we call them ...

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