Typhoon

How typhoons start?

Typhoons start off as tropical thunderstorms. The strong winds pull in moisture from the oceans. The thunderstorms convert the moisture into heat. The heat causes more air to flow to the centre of the storm causing evaporation. All the heat and air flow toward the eye creating the typhoon. While reading we ran into the …

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Do typhoons spin differently than hurricanes?

All hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise, while hurricanes in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise . Typhoons rotate clockwise and counterclockwise depending on whether they were formed in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. A question we ran across in our research was “Why do hurricanes have different spin directions than typhoons?”. The reason for …

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Do typhoons have names?

They are given names once they become established tropical storms with the potential to become Typhoons e., and g. Typhoon (Nesat) 20W; these are the names by which specific Typhoons will become known internationally. Another frequent question is “Do typhoons have names?”. One source stated typhoons are named after number-based conventions and a list-based convention. …

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