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Cyclone, Hurricane or Typhoon : What separates them from each other?

North and South Carolina were hit with catastrophic rainfall and flooding amidst tropical storm Florence, which was downgraded from a hurricane.

But what is a hurricane - and how is it different from a cyclone or a typhoon?

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