Question

hurricanes that affect the united states begin over warm, tropical water off the west coast of africa. it is the heat of the water that provides the developing storms energy. in fact, water that is less than 27°c (80°f) does not have enough heat to create a hurricane. 6. fill in the following blanks using the image above: hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all the same weather phenomenon - we just use different names for these storms in different places. storms that form in the atlantic and northeastern pacific are called _. in the northwestern pacific, the same powerful storms are called _. in the southeastern indian ocean and south of the equator, theyre called _.

Explanation:

Hurricanes form in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwestern Pacific, and cyclones in the southeastern Indian Ocean and south of the equator. This is based on regional naming conventions for the same weather - phenomenon.

Answer:

Storms that form in the Atlantic and Northeastern Pacific are called hurricanes. In the Northwestern Pacific, the same powerful storms are called typhoons. In the Southeastern Indian Ocean and south of the equator, they're called cyclones.