Master confusing words with ease
Hurricane vs. Typhoon
Hurricane
/ˈhʌrəkən/Examples:
Many towns were hammered by the hurricane.Twelve days later, a hurricane hit our ship.The hurricane caused widespread flooding in the region.
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This word has no antonymsTyphoon
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The typhoon uprooted hundreds of ancient trees in the park.Satellite images captured the massive typhoon approaching the coast.Emergency shelters were prepared in anticipation of the typhoon.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Typhoons and hurricanes are both types of tropical cyclones, but they occur in different regions.
- Typhoons happen in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, while hurricanes form in the North Atlantic or Northeast Pacific Oceans.
- Remember it by the first letter: "T" for typhoon and "T" for the tropical western Pacific region.
- If you hear about storms near Asia, think typhoons; near the Americas, it's likely hurricanes.
- Both terms describe the same phenomenon, but their name changes based on location.
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