The super-active 2005 and 2020 hurricane seasons were both so busy that some storms were named using the Greek alphabet. But problems arose in 2020, leading to a new list of names to roll into. Each ...
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 ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Three hurricane names were retired from the highly-active 2020 Atlantic season, and the use of the Greek alphabet was decided to be discontinued during a World ...
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, ...
According to a press release, the Hurricane Committee of the WMO, which features members from national meteorological and hydrological services, determined that, “the Greek alphabet will not be used ...
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 ...
The World Meteorological Organization made the announcement Wednesday in a tweet. "The Greek alphabet will never be used again as it was distracting and confusing," the organization wrote. The 2020 ...
The entire Greek alphabet was banned from hurricane name usage after the record 2020 season. The names on this list range from common names to foreign names to hard-to-pronounce monikers Having your ...
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.