2006-10-23 11:43:46 · 5 answers · asked by Miss BG 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular saint's day on which the hurricane occurred. An Australian meteorologist began giving women's names to tropical storms before the end of the 19th century. In 1953, the U.S. National Weather Service, which is the federal agency that tracks hurricanes and issues warnings and watches, began using female names for storms.
In 1979, both women and men's names were used. One name for each letter of the alphabet is selected, except for Q, U and Z. For Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, the names may be French, Spanish or English, since these are the major languages bordering the Atlantic Ocean where the storm occur.
The World Meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation. The same lists are reused every six years. The only time a new name is added is if a hurricane is very deadly or costly. Then the name is retired and a new name is chosen.♥
2006-10-23 11:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why are hurricanes named after women?
Because they arrive wet and wild, then leave with your house and car.
2006-10-23 11:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After a while people deciced to name hurricanes after when they accured in season. (First hurricane in season-Abigal or something like that.)
2006-10-23 11:47:25 · answer #3 · answered by ghost_girl_9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old joke was that women's names were used because there were no such things as himmicanes.
2006-10-23 11:52:56 · answer #4 · answered by northernbornsoutherner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they go back and forth between male and female, and go through the alphabet.
2006-10-23 11:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by getshorty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋