100-word explainer: How are cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons different?
1 min readApr 6, 2020
Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones devastate millions around the world, but what’s the difference between them? Answer: nothing.
Cyclones are “spinning storms” rotating around a low-pressure centre or the “eye”. They contain torrential rain and sustained wind at 74 miles per hour (119 km/hour) or above.