@iridescent_slime: Typhoon (18 posts) Hurricane (10 posts) The...

iridescent_slime
2016-11-27T09:51:55-05:00

Typhoon (18 posts)
Hurricane (10 posts)

The terms hurricane and typhoon are regionally specific names for a strong tropical cyclone. In other words, they are essentially the same thing, and the difference in terminology is entirely based on their location. Given that they are visually indistinguishable from one another, shouldn't they be merged into a single tag?

As an aside, we also have a cyclone_(weather) tag with three posts. I'm not sure about the usefulness of this tag, as "cyclone" can apply to rotating weather phenomena at any scale, from the largest typhoons to the smallest tornadoes.