Hurricane or Cyclone or Typhoon????

So what's the difference? Location!

hurricane: the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E

typhoon: the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline

severe tropical cyclone: the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E

severe cyclonic storm: the North Indian Ocean

tropical cyclone: the Southwest Indian Ocean

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Tropical Cyclone  from: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/606551/tropical-cyclone 

An intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain. Drawing energy from the sea surface and maintaining its strength as long as it remains over warm water, a tropical cyclone generates winds that exceed 119 km (74 miles) per hour. In extreme cases winds may exceed 240 km (150 miles) per hour, and gusts may surpass 320 km (200 miles) per hour. Accompanying these strong winds are torrential rains and a devastating phenomenon known as the storm surge, an elevation of the sea surface that can reach 6 metres (20 feet) above normal levels. Such a combination of high winds and water makes cyclones a serious hazard for coastal areas in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Every year during the late summer months (July–September in the Northern Hemisphere and January–March in the Southern Hemisphere), cyclones strike regions as far apart as the Gulf Coast of North America, northwestern Australia, and eastern India and Bangladesh.

Typhoon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Tropical_cyclones  

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00477/NatDisasterPages/typhoons.htm

Hurricane

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/ 

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/creation.html 

http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/hurricanes/010524ABCs.html 

http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm  

Videos

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/video/hurricanegallery.html 

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/hurricanes/ 

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Storm Tracker Maps

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ 

http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/tropical.html