| Severe tropical cyclones correspond to the hurricanes or typhoons of other parts of the world. |
| The Far East, Australasia and the Indian Ocean have their fair share of typhoons and monsoons. |
| Hurricanes are called typhoons when occurring in the Pacific Ocean and willy-willies in Australia. |
| Other great winds like hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, are essentially just high winds. |
| In the Pacific they are known as typhoons, in the Indian Ocean as cyclones. |
| In other parts of the world, the same types of storms are called typhoons or cyclones. |
