The Greek alphabet has only been used twice in the 70 years since hurricanes were given names, but it was retired forever this week after the World Meteorological Organization said it was too ...
After a record-breaking hurricane season in 2020, meteorologists and researchers around the world are figuring out ways to make future seasons better communicated to the public. Tropical storms are ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has already crossed more than two dozen names off its original list and has moved into the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history. Multiple storms have ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a record-setting start, and at its current pace, the tropical storm count may outnumber the list of 21 names that are used to identify systems -- something ...
ATLANTA — The World Meteorological Organization announced this past week that they will no longer use the Greek alphabet as a supplemental tropical cyclone list of names, citing confusion around the ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — 2020 was a record-breaking year for the Atlantic Hurricane season. There were a total of 30 named storms, 12 of which made landfall in the United States. Following this extremely ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. According to a press release, the Hurricane Committee of the WMO, which features members from national meteorological and ...
The WMO will retire Dorian (2019) and Laura, Eta and Iota (2020) from the list because of the "death and destruction they caused." Dorian (2019) - Dorian was a dangerous Category 5 hurricane and ...
(WSET) — The hurricane season is already off to a quick start. Ana, the first storm of the season, formed on Saturday in the Atlantic near Bermuda. The storm will move away from the United States.
When it comes to hurricane names, you'll never have to worry about the Greek alphabet again. On Wednesday, the World Meteorological Organization, which is in charge of hurricane names worldwide, ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was so active that forecasters resorted to naming storms with letters from the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history. Turns out, it was the final time.