HURRICANE/TYPHOON


Meaning of HURRICANE/TYPHOON in English

A warm-core tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 64 kt (74 mph or 119 km/hr) or more. The term hurricane is used for Northern Hemisphere cyclones east of the International Dateline to the Greenwich Meridian. The term typhoon is used for Pacific cyclones north of the Equator west of the International Dateline.

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .