tropical cyclone names

From one region of the world to another, the same meteorological phenomenon is given different names.

Equator

Imaginary circle surrounding Earth at its widest circumference, dividing it into two hemispheres: the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere.

cyclone

Tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean and in the southwest Pacific.

typhoon

Tropical cyclone in the northwest Pacific and in the northern Indian Ocean.

hurricane

Tropical cyclone in the Caribbean, the North Atlantic and the eastern Pacific.