“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

 

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲

Cyclones are called by different regional names around the world based on where they occur. Here’s a list of these names:

Cyclone

  • Region: Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea).
  • Examples: Cyclone Amphan, Cyclone Tauktae.

Hurricane

  • Region: North Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean, and South Pacific Ocean.
  • Examples: Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy.

Typhoon

  • Region: Northwest Pacific Ocean (east of the Philippines, Japan, and China).
  • Examples: Typhoon Haiyan, Typhoon Goni.

Willy-Willy

  • Region: Australia (waters around northern and western Australia).
  • Examples: Cyclone Tracy (referred to as a willy-willy locally).

Tropical Cyclone

  • Region: South Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean near Australia.
  • Examples: Cyclone Yasi.

Bagyo

  • Region: Philippines (locally used term for cyclones).
  • Examples: Bagyong Yolanda (international name: Typhoon Haiyan).

Chubasco

  • Region: Eastern Pacific near Mexico (used more for heavy storms than cyclones).
  • Example: Common for localized storm phenomena.

Bourrasque

  • Region: Indian Ocean (French-speaking islands like Réunion and Madagascar).

Tornado

  • Region: Sometimes used in the United States for local intense cyclonic storms over land.

Severe Tropical Storm

Region: Western Pacific, especially used by meteorological centers.

Each of these names reflects cultural and regional variations in describing the same meteorological phenomenon.

 

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