Cyclone Remal, the first cyclonic storm of the year, has hit Northeastern India and Bangladesh, causing over 60 fatalities.
Cyclones and hurricanes are the same tropical storms but are named differently based on their region of occurrence.
Cyclones occur in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, while hurricanes occur in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific Oceans.
A cyclone rotates around a low-pressure center, moving in an anticlockwise direction north of the Equator and clockwise south of the Equator.
A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone with wind speeds exceeding 74 mph, with its center known as the 'eye.'
Regions like India, Bangladesh, and the Indian Ocean islands are frequently affected by tropical cyclones, while hurricanes mainly impact the Caribbean Sea Region.