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Running out of Hurricane Names

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-waiting-for-hurricane-taco dept.

fm6 writes "LiveScience is reporting that the 21 names reserved for tropical storms and hurricanes in Atlantic Basic are almost used up. If there are more than 21 storms, they'll start using the Greek alphabet. The most storms ever recorded was 21 in 1933, before they started giving them official names. The connection between this record-breaking storm year and global warming remains controversial."

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  1. Re:Bad PR by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Troll
    The Greek thing may not be the best idea... after the big storms the US has endured so far, I doubt anyone would bee looking forward to HURRICANE OMEGA.

    If it were french, some potlicker would say, "No, it's not Hurricane Pomme Frites, it's Hurricane Freedom!"

    with any luck it'll hit the rich and loosen up some of those tax cut dollars into the economy.

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