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vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b t1_ite2i39 wrote

I thought they were typhoons in the Pacific?

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Bennguyen2 t1_itengse wrote

Eastern Pacific basin - Hurricane

Western Pacific basin - Typhoon

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PuellaBona t1_itf2rp9 wrote

Why do they have two different names?

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chetlin t1_itf5oza wrote

They're just traditional names that different regions gave the same kind of storm. The most generic term is "tropical cyclone".

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icanoutfishyou t1_ite4aiu wrote

Western Pacific maybe (?) NOAA's NHC website lists them as hurricanes.

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ajisawesome8 t1_itf8zez wrote

My grandma lives there..called her and she said "fuck this hurricane".. wasn't sure what to reply to that

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CloudiusWhite t1_itmll4r wrote

Tell her someone from Louisiana said Fuck that hurricane too, hurricanes are the glory hole mother nature forces on humans. Its wet, messy, and in the end everyone's leaving feeling a little worse than they did before.

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