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What isCyclone
This is a large body of air moving in a circular fashion
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What is a tropical disturbance
the first stage of a hurricane
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What is a hurricane
This is the name given to cyclones formed in the Atlantic/Eastern Pacific Oceans
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What is a tropical storm
The sysem is classified as this If winds continue to intensify to greater than 63 km/hr (39 mph
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What is a typhoon
This is the name given to cyclones found in the Western Pacific
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What is a tropical depression
It is called this one the system obtains a clearly identifiable circulation center
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What is the Indian Ocean
We refer to them as cyclones when they form in this ocean close to India
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What is a hurricane
It is officially upgraded to this once winds are sustained above 120 km/hr the system
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