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Which of the following statements regarding tropical cyclones is\/are correct?
\n1. These storms develop during the summer and autumn in every tropical ocean except the South Atlantic and eastern South Pacific Oceans.
\n2. Tropical cyclones that occur in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific Oceans are known as typhoons.
\n3. Tropical cyclones that occur in the Indian and South Pacific Oceans are called cyclones.<\/p>\n

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Statement 1 and Statement 3 are correct.<\/section>\n
Tropical cyclones develop in most tropical oceans during the summer and autumn seasons, with the exception of the South Atlantic and southeastern South Pacific Oceans, where conditions are generally not conducive. These storms are given different regional names: ‘hurricanes’ in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific, ‘typhoons’ in the western North Pacific, and ‘cyclones’ in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.<\/section>\n
Statement 1 is correct because while conditions for tropical cyclone formation exist in many tropical oceans, they are typically absent in the South Atlantic (due to wind shear) and the eastern South Pacific (due to cold water and wind shear). Statement 2 is incorrect as typhoons occur in the western North Pacific; hurricanes occur in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific. Statement 3 is correct as the term ‘cyclone’ is used in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Which of the following statements regarding tropical cyclones is\/are correct? 1. These storms develop during the summer and autumn in every tropical ocean except the South Atlantic and eastern South Pacific Oceans. 2. Tropical cyclones that occur in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific Oceans are known as typhoons. 3. Tropical cyclones that occur … <\/p>\n

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