eli5: why are there no hurricanes in europe?

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Hurricane has a very specific definition. Here in Britain we occasionally get something similar, maybe once a decade. They are called “extra tropical cyclones”.

The most famous one was back in 1987, gusted up to 130+ mph and killed over 20 people.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_storm_of_1987

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