Hurricane? Cyclone? Tropical Depression?

One of the freeper discussions was on hurricanes...(caution: Political site might be blocked at work)...in case you're wondering here are the definitions:

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).

Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions" (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-)). Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called:

• "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)
• "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)
• "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E)
• "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean)
• "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean)

Another link is HERE with all sorts of FAQ

Currant warning map for EastAsia is HERE
And if you want to know if it's raining in Mongolia, check HEre
And if you are in a rural area and want to know if your computer might be hit by a lightning strike, just check THIS MAP

An interesting aside is that Typhoon Ewiniar will prevent North Korea from firing off her second rate rockets for a couple of days...

The NOAA website...which like all gov't sites has a KIDS PAGE...

And your Game for today is : Aim the hurricane LINK