2006-08-29 00:55:31 · 7 answers · asked by september_serenade 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
CAUSE THEY ARE WILD AS HELL, UNCONTROLLABLE, UNPREDICTABLE, HAVE AWESOME POWER & LEAVE YOU TOTALLY DEVASTED AT THE END...................
2006-08-29 01:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by Sarang 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They aren't...
"For every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes. These lists have been generated by the National Hurricane Center since 1953. At first, the lists consisted of only female names; however, since 1979, the lists alternate between male and female.
Hurricanes are named alphabetically from the list in chronological order. Thus the first tropical storm or hurricane of the year has a name that begins with "A" and the second is given the name that begins with "B." The lists contain names that begin from A to W, but exclude names that begin with a "Q" or "U."
There are six lists that continue to rotate. The lists only change when there is a hurricane that is so devastating, the name is retired and another name replaces it."
And, don't forget; When they have run through the list of chosen names, they then start over, but with the Greek alphabet.
The list from 2005:
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
Zeta
2006-08-29 14:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by ICG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William Andrea
Barry
Chantal
Dean
Erin
Felix
Gabrielle
Humberto
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Noel
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Don
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katia
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rina
Sean
Tammy
Vince
Whitney
These are the names of hurricanes for the next six years. as you can see they are not all hispanic names or eastern european.
2006-08-29 08:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by jane d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they just pick the names out of a hat.
2006-08-29 08:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by michtb3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politically correct.... In the (good) old days, only anglo saxon names were used.
2006-08-29 08:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They aren't! They are named in alphabetical order, and with that they can't use the same name twice.
2006-08-29 08:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by astrogirl1182003 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess you never heard of Andrew or Ivan?
2006-08-29 08:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋