What is the difference between a cyclone and a hurricane?
The word cyclone is a generic term for a low- pressure system. Tropical cyclones (which include tropical storms and hurricanes) develop over tropical ocean regions and have no fronts associated with them. These systems have extremely strong winds very close to the centre of the storm. On the other hand, a mid-latitude cyclone, or typical area of low pressure, forms from the clash of warm and cold air masses that occur frequently at Canadian latitudes. These systems tend to have larger but weaker wind fields than tropical cyclones.
