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Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones

Photo: NWS

Photo: NWS
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Hurricanes are called something else in other parts of the world. They are called typhoons in parts of the southwest Pacific Ocean and southeast Indian Ocean, and tropical cyclones in other parts of the Indian Ocean.


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