2006-06-21 03:18:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Actually, they're not all named after females any longer. That changed some time ago. NOAA indicates "the practice of using female names exclusively ended in 1978 when names from both genders were used to designate storms in the eastern Pacific."
2006-06-21 03:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by nayjax 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Tornado's are not named hurricanes are. Tornado's are rated buy the fujita scale 1-5 based on the damage it makes. Hurricanes are rated by the saffir-simpson scale which each Category is based on wind speed. TD or tropical depression is up to 38 mph, TS or tropical storm in 39-74, Cat 1 is 74-95 MPH, Cat 2 is 96-110, Cat 3 is 111-130 MPH, Cat 4 is 131-155 and Cat 5 is when wind are greater the 155 MPH. "The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to an end in 1978 when men's and women's names were included in the Eastern North Pacific storm lists. In 1979, male and female names were included in lists for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico" (NOAA). Check out this site, it gives you link to previous storm names and retired storm names
2006-06-22 11:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by Moon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not. Tornados are not named. Hurricanes are, though. Every year it alternates between male and female names, starting with A. This year they will be male. The first one this year was Alberto.
Do you remember Hurricane Andrew?
2006-06-21 10:24:56 · answer #3 · answered by kalsmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but not all tornado's are named after women.
If you check you will find that one of the real bad ones was named Andrew, another was named Ivan.
2006-06-21 10:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tornadoes are not named, Hurricanes are!!! I'm from Galveston, Texas. I should know better. Hurricanes switch from year to year with M and F names
2006-06-21 15:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tornadoes are not named. They're classified according to the Fujita scale by determining the damage it caused and the wind speed.
Official meteorologists only name hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones. Some TV meteorologists name nor'easters and blizzards...which is quite stupid IMO.
2006-06-24 19:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Isles1015 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throughout human history, social institutions have always reflected the norms and values of the dominant culture - for better or worse.
Today, we live in a predominant culture, whose norms and values are steeped in a wide variety of prejudicial rot, one of which, sadly, is misogynism.
Consequently, this type of unevolved window on the world, is yet another sick attempt to belittle the status of womanhood in the universe, in a transparent attempt to link females to destructiveness, in a subtle socialization process from cradle to the grave!
It may be no different in degree or kind, IN SPIRIT, from paying women less than men for the identical/comparable jobs.
Peace,
Justice
2006-06-21 10:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by gondarite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tornadoes have no name.
2006-06-22 16:01:38 · answer #8 · answered by screensaver0 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm, tornados usually don't have names. It's hurricanes that have names.
2006-06-22 00:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by angel_girl2248 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because tornadoes cause as much disaster as a women driver
2006-06-24 10:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋