What is the difference between hurricanes, tornadoes, and typhoons?
The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is location. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones located in the Atlantic basin or in the Eastern Pacific East of the International Date Line. Typhoons are tropical cyclones located in the northern Pacific West of the International Date Line. Tornadoes are a rapidly rotating column of air that is the product of the updraft of a thunderstorm. To get a sense of size. An average tornado is only 1/2000 the size of an average hurricane or typhoon.
