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Bennguyen2 t1_itengse wrote
Reply to comment by vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b in Major Hurricane Roslyn heads for hit on Mexico’s coast by KRONOS_415
Eastern Pacific basin - Hurricane
Western Pacific basin - Typhoon
PuellaBona t1_itf2rp9 wrote
Why do they have two different names?
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".
PuellaBona t1_itf71w0 wrote
Ah ok. Thanks :)
InOurMomsButts420 t1_itf58wo wrote
Because of the geographic location of the basin.
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