Why Do Hurricanes Have Names?

600 views · Published 6 September 2017 · 1:12 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: Newsweek · 2017 · News & Politics

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Arlene to Earl, even Gaston, hurricanes have been given an eclectic mix of names. Despite the myths you can't put forward names of ex partners, so who does choose them? And why are they named in the  first place?

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