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Last Updated: Thursday August 13 2009 10:26 GMT

Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones

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Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all storms with winds faster than 74 mph, but have different names depending on where they appear:

• Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean and North Eastern Pacific Ocean
• Typhoons in the North Western Pacific Ocean
• Cyclones in the Indian Ocean and south of the Equator.

Guide to Extreme weather

• Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones
• Animated guide: Hurricanes
• Animated guide: Typhoon
• Why do storms have names?
• What happens in a hurricane
• What damage can hurricanes do?
• Tornadoes
• Thunderstorms

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