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Why are typhoons in the Pacific and hurricanes in the Atlantic? Aren't they basically the same type of storm?

Asked by troubleinharlem (7991points) August 17th, 2010

Why aren’t there hurricanes on the west coast, and typhoons on the east coast? Why do they have different names if they are basically the same kind of storm?

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