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iim7_V6_IM7_vim7 t1_itmacj7 wrote

Reply to comment by myinsidesarecopper in Hurricane Roslyn batters Mexico's Pacific coast by Janiththa

For some reason I thought the name changed to typhoon or cyclone or something when it was in the pacific. Always seemed like a weird, arbitrary thing to me to have the name be different based on the ocean it was over so I guess it makes sense that I was wrong lol

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myinsidesarecopper t1_itmbnua wrote

Cyclones are called Typhoons when they develop between the meridians 180° and 100°E. East of that line, they're called hurricanes. South of the equator, they're typically just called a cyclone.

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