Hurricane season ends Nov. 30. The Atlantic saw 13 named storms, including 3 powerful Category 5 hurricanes, though the U.S. avoided direct hits. | KENS 5 & Kens5.com

Same storm, different names. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all tropical cyclones — spinning storms fuelled by warm waters — called different names depending on their geographical location, earning one of these titles once winds exceed 119 kilometres per hour. Each features a central ‘eye of the storm’ and a rotating, organised structure of clouds and thunderstorms. They can span hundreds of kilometres, last days to weeks, and unleash destructive winds and heavy rain on the regions they h