What’s the Weather question for Wednesday, 6/23/2010

Question: The term "hurricane" does NOT apply in which part of the world? a) Caribbean, b) Hawaii, c) West coast of Mexico, d) Japan

Answer: d) Japan

Explanation: The International Date line which is situated in the Pacific Ocean just west of Hawaii not what day of the week it is but also determines whether a tropical cyclone (the technical scientific name) is called a hurricane or a typhoon. A storm that forms on the Mexican coast, for example, starts off as a hurricane, but once it crosses the International Date Line, it is referred to as a typhoon.

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