Does the southern hemisphere have tropical cyclones?

Subject: Does the southern hemisphere have tropical cyclones?

Date: Tue Oct 5 12:31:39 1999
Posted by MB
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I have never heard of tropical cyclones (hurricanes or typhoons) in the 
southern hemisphere.  Is this just that it's not reported or they don't 
occur?  If they occur, which way do they spin?  Revesed like the sink 
drainage?

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