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Human Development and Family Studies- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024
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The local name of cyclone in Philippines is
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Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Science
- Typhoon: The official regional designation for intense tropical revolving storms that form in the Northwest Pacific basin, including the maritime territories of the Philippines. (Correct answer)
- Hurricane: The regional term assigned to intense tropical revolving storms originating in the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific basin.
- Cyclone: The standard meteorological term used for tropical cyclonic storms occurring in the North and South Indian Ocean and Southwestern Pacific.
- Baguio: The localized vernacular name historically given to cyclonic storms in the northern Philippine archipelago (Luzon), though official synoptic classification designates them as typhoons.
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