2007-10-25 05:05:40 · 3 answers · asked by gkay84 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
They only used to be named after women, that was because they're wet and windy when they come and take half the f%&*ing house when they go.
2007-10-25 05:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They start at "A" in a season, then "B", alternating gender with each storm, in the possible event that the aphabet is exhausted before the season is out, the the Greek letter Alpha is used. If the Greek alphabet is also exhausted, that would have been an impressive hurricane season!
2007-10-25 05:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by Phil McCracken 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's an alphabetical list of names alternating between masculine and feminine names. If by chance we run through all the names (they don't use Q, X, and Z) then they name them with Greek letters (alpha, beta, etc.)
2007-10-25 05:10:06 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋