Over the next 7 days we’re going to bust 7 common myths about tropical cyclones! 🤔 Myth #1 tropical cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are different systems. Essentially, the only difference is where the storm occurs. The terms hurricane and typhoon are regionally specific names for a severe tropical cyclone (sustained winds of more than 118 km/h). Hurricane is used in the northern Atlantic Ocean, the northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific east of 160E. Typhoon is us