No More Greek Names
@teresatrotter (4073)
Jacksonville, Florida
March 18, 2021 8:44pm CST
Due to the massive amount of Greek names that were used last year for hurricanes. They've decided to retire Greek names. They will no longer be used after the standard alphabet names are used.
So now they're going to just recreate another standard list of alphabet names and start over. Beginning with "a" and ending with "z". it will make it easier to keep track of which storm did what.
Plus...the secondary names can be retired like the first ones, if they become a disastrous storm. What do you think?
World Meteorological Organization also retires several names from the 2019 and 2020 storm lists.
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@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
19 Mar 21
You would have to read the article. There are several variables that make it a problem.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
19 Mar 21
@marguicha I did, but did not understand it.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 21
Thanks for sharing this link. It was interesting to know that so much goes in naming the disasters.
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
19 Mar 21
No one really understood the reason for Greek names. Even the weather channel thought it to be odd and a bit strange. Glad they are finally getting rid of them.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Mar 21
Not a bad idea and thank you for sharing the link,
