Pacific hurricane becomes typhoon after crossing dateline

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Oct, 23:12 · Archive

A Pacific hurricane has been reclassified as Typhoon Nolo after crossing the international dateline.

A powerful hurricane in the Pacific Ocean has crossed the international dateline and been reclassified as Typhoon Nolo. The change in terminology reflects the geographical boundary where tropical cyclones in the western Pacific are designated as typhoons rather than hurricanes.

The storm's reclassification follows the meteorological convention that dictates naming and terminology based on which oceanic region a tropical cyclone occurs in. Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are the same weather phenomenon, known by different regional names depending on their location.

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Now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses the international datelineClickorlando · 4 Oct, 22:05
Now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses the international datelineNews4Jax · 4 Oct, 22:05

In this story: Typhoon Nolo · Pacific Ocean · International dateline

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