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Here are a few simalaraties to cyclones and hurricanes.

*They both consist of wind movment

*They both need the ocean/sea or large body of water to make them happen

Here are a few differences about cyclones and hurricanes.

*Hurricanes usually have faster wind movement.

*Hurricanes usually take up a larger mass of land.

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Cyclones and hurricanes are both types of tropical storms characterized by low pressure systems and strong winds rotating around a center. The main difference is the location where they form: cyclones occur in the South Pacific and Indian ocean, while hurricanes form in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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