Why are cyclones and hurricanes named after women? There is the devastating Katrina, Rita, Helen, Sarika, Veronica, Velma, Xina, Bulbul, Shoba, Neelam, etc. So how do they come up with the names? Do some people in the met bureau sit over coffee and say hmmm...four cyclones predicted...now the wifey is becoming quite a nag as well...
I'm sure there are the Edwards and Amitabhs as well but I don't have much google time. Enlighten me if you know, will you?
Oh and five years years after I started reading her, met the adventure girl. Finalee! :)
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Oh you too? :-)
--Hyde.
hehe yes. heard :)
this global met organisation has a bunch of lists from which the names are chosen. the lists earlier used to have only female names but it also has male names now and they are used alternately. the lists get repeated every few yrs apart from a few names of 'deadly' hurricanes (like katrina) which are retired.
Cos hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? :D
chugs is right...Hurricane Andrew created Havoc some years ago. In US, it goes in order of alphabets and alternates male-female. India has just started this naming system..wonder what they go by.
Well, there was Hurricane Gonu in Oman. Hopefully, that's not a *person's* name!
Well, there was Hurricane Gonu in Oman. Hopefully, that's not a *person's* name!
Enjoyed meeting you too! :)
imagine our power.... I used to like reading Lee.. good to know you met her..
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