There is no difference from Cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes, the only difference that exists are the different names. All these types are all weather phenomenon or tropical cyclones, which they called by different names depending in which part of the world you are. The word "hurricane" is used in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, "typhoon" at the Northwest Pacific and "cyclone" in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/150224-double-cyclone-australia-atmosphere-weather-science/
A composite image from a NASA satellite shows cyclones Lam (left) and Marcia (right) as they make landfall in Australia.
"Two storms making landfall in the same country, different locations, within 24 hours is very rare," says Chris Davis, a senior scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, by email.
Lam rushed the coast east of Darwin (map), while the more powerful Marcia came ashore near the cities of Yeppoon (map) and Rockhampton. No deaths were reported, but the two cyclones left roughly 50,000 people without power. Marcia damaged about 1,500 homes and left a hundred families without a place to stay.
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