Bye-bye Beta: Greek alphabet no longer to be used when hurricane season runs out of names
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, announced that the Greek alphabet will no longer be used when a hurricane season runs out of names, as happened in 2020.
This is because the use of Greek alphabet names "creates a distraction from the communication of hazard and storm warnings and is potentially confusing," the WMO said in a statement.
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From now on, instead of using the Greek alphabet, the WMO will use a supplemental list of names if the original list is exhausted as it was in 2020 and 2005. The list includes Adria, Braylen, Caridad, Deshawn, Emery, Foster, Gemma and Heath.
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(Daytona Beach News-Journal)