What is the difference between a depression and a cyclone? Or are they two seperate things? What is a cyclone? Thank you. 
Hey Rosemary,
As a tropical system develops, it gains the rotation around a central low pressure that we are all familiar with. The more the system intensifies, the better defined that center is. A tropical cyclone is any storm that has this circulation but is typically used to signiofy tropical storms and hurricanes.
A tropical depression is a circular storm with winds less than 39 MPH and above some minimum presssure (I'm not sure what that is).
When the winds increas to above 39 MPH then the storm is a tropical storm and it gets a name.
Once the winds reach 74 MPH the storm is called a Hurricane in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific and a Typhoon in the Asian Pacific. The hurricanes are rated based on wind speed and pressure according to the Stafford-Simpson scale of 5 categories.
They are all cyclones, just differing intensities.
Thanks.
Thank you! Now I feel a just a might smarter, though not more intelligent. lol. Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so if you call a talk show, talk like a pirate. If they do not understand why you are speaking in such a manner, you may then explain. Wouldn't that be fun? 
Do you know any more about sub-tropical storm off the coast of Florida? Has it picked up speed? Is it moving or standing still? This is all exciting in a bizzare way. You know what I mean, I hope. 
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