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Preferred term
hurricanes
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- A HURRICANE IS a particularly strong tropical storm; that is, a storm with winds in excess of 74 miles per hour. Hurricane is the term used for this type of storm in the North Atlantic Ocean; in the Pacific Ocean, these storms are known as typhoons, and in the Indian Ocean they are known as cyclones. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Hurricanes]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SLCVKFSM-N
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