INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hurricane: A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher. In the western North Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons; similar storms in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean are called cyclones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tropical cyclones are referred to by different names depending on where they originate in the world. Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern north Pacific Ocean. Typhoons occur in the western Pacific Ocean. Tropical cyclones occur in the south Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both terms refer to an intensified “tropical cyclone, ‘’ a union of clouds and thunderstorms rotating above tropical or subtropical waters. Storm systems officially become tropical cyclones when they form a closed circulation pattern.