Is it a hurricane or a typhoon?

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc.  In William Shakespeare’s famous play, “Romeo and Juliet,” the late-great bard said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Of course, Juliet was referring to her beau Romeo’s last name and not hurricanes and typhoons. When speaking of hurricanes and typhoons, it seems the old real estate idea of “location, location, location” makes all the difference. Hurricanes and typhoons are basically the same, as both are types of tropical c