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No, hurricanes and typhoons are the same type of storm. The only difference is that a hurricane occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or the Eastern Pacific Ocean, while a Typhoon occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Hurricanes and other cyclones spin counterclockwise north of the equator and clockwise south of it.

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No. A hurricane is a kind of cyclone. All cyclones rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. The term hurricane applies to a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere.

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No. With the exception of a very small percentage of tornadoes (less than 1%) tornadoes and cyclones in the northern hemisphere both rotate counterclockwise (anticlockwise) while ones in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise.

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They don't. A hurricane is a kind of cyclone. Cyclones in the northern hemisphere turn counterclockwise while cyclones in the southern hemisphere turn clockwise. This is the result of something called the Coriolis effect. Without going into too much detail, cyclones are low pressure systems, and thus tend to pull air toward their centers. However, due to the Coriolis effect, large-scale air currects get deflected relative to Earth. In the northern hemisphere air currents get deflected to the right of the direction of force while in the southern hemisphere they get deflected too the left.

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A hurricane is a kind of cyclone. Cyclones in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise, and cyclones in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.

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