Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s The Difference

They’re all the same, officially tropical cyclones. But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world.
Ubiquitous. Vital. Delicate. Vulnerable

Ocean acidification has taken up an unlikely mascot: the shelled pteropod. While “charismatic megafauna,” the large creatures that pull at our heartstrings, are typically the face of environmental problems, think polar bears on a shrinking iceberg and oil-slicked pelicans, these tiny sea snails couldn’t be more different.
Death Toll Exceeds 1,000 After Typhoon Slams Philippines

One of the most powerful typhoons in history is believed to have killed 1,200 people in the Philippines, the Red Cross Saturday, as rescue workers raced to reach towns devastated by tsunami-like waves.