Hurricane center may run out of names

[arcos]

Hurricane center may run out of names

Before the 2005 hurricane season is done, you might read about Hurricane Alpha.

Each year, 21 common names are reserved for Atlantic Basin hurricanes, with the list arranged alphabetically and skipping certain letters. Rita is the 17th named storm in the Atlantic Basin this year. There are only four left.

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"We go to the Greek alphabet," said Frank Lepore, spokesman for the National Hurricane Center.

This gives the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations agency responsible for choosing hurricane names, 24 more names to work with, from Alpha to Omega, and including such names as Omicron and Upsilon.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9400889/

[Ksec]

1. What global warming? nt

[DavidDvorkin]

2. It's a silly naming system, anyway

I wish they'd switch to something straightforward, such as the year and the number. Maybe include the geographic region, too. That would be simple enough.

[matt819]

5. I agree. It is silly. They should name them after dogs.

Hurricane Spot. Hurricane Fido. Hurricane Daisy. Hurricane Wishbone. Hurricane Marmaduke.

Now that makes sense.

Naming it after the year and a number? what are you, an engineer or something?

Or what about naming it after Dickens characters. Hurricane Copperfield. Hurricane Haversham.

[stevedeshazer]

6. After dog names are used up, go to the cats

Felix, Sylvester, Tom, Jinks, Garfield, Snaggletooth, and of course Bill.

[wildhorses]

11. don't forget Hobbes

[Donailin]

9. No. Fuck that.

They should name them after amazing guitar players.

Hurrican Hendrix. Hurricane Page. Hurricane Montgomery. Hurricane Gonzalez
:headbang:

[AspenRose]

20. Hurricane Clapton!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

34. dude....

Hurricane SANTANA.

:)

[donheld]

35. After presidents

Reagan, Nixon, Bushie I, Bushie II...

They all are dying to put Reagan's name on everything else.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. There is no gliobal warming, this is just a very active year

what 90 degree water? there is no global warming....

:sarcasm:

[geomon666]

28. Do know what the national average is per decade?

17.7 hurricanes every 10 years.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. How about Bush family names - You know, Pickles, Turd Blossom and

all the other stupid names he calls the human disasters in his dysfunctional family.

[merwin]

Hurricane Brownie

[VOX]

22. "Yer doin' a heckuva job, Brownie!" n/t

[smirkymonkey]

25. That gets my vote!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. When they get to Xena, Warrior Princess,

we're in trouble.

[phusion]

8. Hurricance Chang

Isn't that Jeb's make believe warrior?

I say we name them all: Bush I, Bush II, Bush III, etc.

[MichiganVote]

10. Yeah right. They use names common to white females anyway

[Catch22Dem]

12. Yes, like Dennis, Floyd, Hugo, Andrew

and so on

[MichiganVote]

13. Or white guys. Forgot about them.

[starmaker]

18. was once female only

not sure when males were added

[goclark]

19. I want some named after African American Sisters

I love the beauty of names like Tamika, Unique, Janae',

Shakira!

Why do they always leave my sisters out of the mix?

[AspenRose]

29. Here's one for you, it's perfect:

Hurricane OMAROSA

[goclark]

32. Love it! OMAROSA

May all the Hurricanes, whatever their names, calm down before they touch land.

[Lisa]

14. how about using some of Bush's cutsie nicknames ....

"Hurricane Brownie" has a nice ring to it.

[sakabatou]

15. We welcome Hurricane Omicron Persei VIII

[Zynx]

27. I love Futurama.

There would be some good names from there.

[Endangered Specie]

16. They should name them evil names:

Hurricane Mao
Hurricane Pilate
Hurricane Hitler
Hurricane Khan (the star trek khan ;))
Hurricane Bush


will get peoples attention more... either that or stick to a generic naming system... like 2005a 2005b...2005z 2005aa

[Lori Price CLG]

17. How about Hurricane Kyoto, since Bush won't sign Kyoto? n/t

[Deja Q]

21. Then call them after corporations.

Hell, they do that for street roads, so why not powerful destructive storms? Seems more apropos anyway!

[HeeBGBz]

31. Corporations buy the rights to hurricane sponsorship

And the right to use their name on all hurricane media.

T.S. #67 brought to you by DIEBOLD - if ya gotta die, DIEBOLD...

[Canuckistanian]

23. Then name them after boxers

Like Hurricane Ruben Carter

[librechik]

24. I think they should give them two names, Southern Style

Alicia Ann, Bearegard Bill, Callie Celeste and so on.

[ck4829]

26. Hurricane George W. Bush

Named because of his legacy - Destruction

[Kool Kitty]

30. He's the biggest disaster to this country

that I have ever seen, and I'm 53. (Today!)

[AspenRose]

33. Bonne anniversaire :)

:)