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Hurricane, cyclone, or typhoon? Here’s what sets them apart

When powerful storms like Typhoon Kalmaegi and Typhoon Fong-Wong barrel through Asia, one question often resurfaces — what’s the difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon? The short ...
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Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has ...
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What’s the difference? Hurricane vs. Tropical Storm vs. Tropical Depression

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – There are so many fancy words for storms, but all ultimately describe various stages of a tropical cyclone. You might hear words such as tropical wave, or tropical ...
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Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference

WASHINGTON – Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines with even more missing and then hit Vietnam Friday. A second typhoon, Fong-Wong, is forecast to hit the Philippines ...