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2006-07-26 15:37:15 · 10 answers · asked by Eve W 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
American forecasters began naming hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean in 1953 (grabbing the idea from the U.S. military) after realizing calling a storm "Betsy" was easier in communicating than "that big storm at 32.3 degrees North and 74 degrees West".
The rest of the world eventually caught on, and naming rights now go by the World Meteorological Organization, which uses different sets of names depending on the part of the world the storm is in. Around the U.S., only women's names were used until 1979, when it was decided that there should be boy hurricanes too.
There's 6 different name lists that alternate each year. And if a hurricane does significant damage, its name is retired and replaced with another. As to who decides what name makes the list -- that is still a mystery.
2006-07-26 15:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by digitalhandout 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricane names only go to W. Wilma 2005. If there are any more, they are then referred to the Greek alphabet. Which does not happen very often. 2005 was one of the most violent, and active years. I don't know if the Greek alphabet has ever had to be used before 2005.
2006-07-26 23:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by Schona 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For distinction. Usually it goes from A-Z, but recently I have been seeing Greek letter names, such as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc.
I guess they got sick of saying "Hurricane 1, Hurricane 2" or whatever they used to do.
2006-07-26 22:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by Ian D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurricanes have names so the weather people can tell them apart.
2006-07-26 22:41:09 · answer #4 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to distinguish them from the 100's of other hurricanes
2006-07-26 22:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-26 22:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Ouros 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like a person, place or thing.....they need to be identifed. And to talk about them later to be named helps the memory.
2006-07-26 22:43:03 · answer #7 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they can be recorded and kept track of.This name is the first step...tom science
2006-07-27 00:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hurrykane have namz just bekuz
2006-07-26 23:26:05 · answer #9 · answered by MIGHTY MINNIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so that his mother knows how to call him
2006-07-26 22:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋