๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ
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 Rรฉunion 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.
Join Our Facebook Page for Regular Updatesโฆ