Did you know that the only difference between a hurricane (from Hunraken, the Mayan god of storms), a cyclone (from Greek kuklos, circle) and a typhoon (from Chinese tai fung, "big wind") is their geographical origin?
Hurricanes happen in the Atlantic and North-East Pacific,
cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South-East Pacific
and typhoons in the North-West Pacific.
(I was asked this question the other day. Being the weather-geek that I am (and have always been), I knew the answer. I've ALWAYS had a very selective memory, and frankly, as I age, it comes and goes on a whim.
