Piton1 Posted August 19, 2007 #1 Share Posted August 19, 2007 As hurricane season is starting to kick in here in the states, I was wondering whether Australia/New Zealand get hit by typhoons and if so at what time of year. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qld cruiser Posted August 19, 2007 #2 Share Posted August 19, 2007 As hurricane season is starting to kick in here in the states, I was wondering whether Australia/New Zealand get hit by typhoons and if so at what time of year. Paul Hi Piton, we get cyclones in the north of Australia and Islands in the Pacific from Nov- April. We call it ....the wet season. kind regards, Lorraine:) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisN Posted August 19, 2007 #3 Share Posted August 19, 2007 :o Ooops - double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisN Posted August 19, 2007 #4 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons - all rotating tropical storms but named differently in different parts of the world. North of the equator [Hurricanes and typhoons] they rotate anti-clockwise and south of the equator [cyclones] they rotate clockwise. All are usually born in tropical waters. Typhoon is the local name given to rotating tropical storms in Asia, and is actually derived from the Cantonese words Tai Fung which loosely means "Supreme Wind". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piton1 Posted August 20, 2007 Author #5 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thank you all.:) Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 20, 2007 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2007 As hurricane season is starting to kick in here in the states, I was wondering whether Australia/New Zealand get hit by typhoons and if so at what time of year. New Zealand does not get that many tropical cyclones (compared to Australia), I cant remember the last time NZ was hit by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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