{"id":2016055,"date":"2023-08-29T20:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-are-hurricanes-named\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:06:17","slug":"how-are-hurricanes-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-are-hurricanes-named\/","title":{"rendered":"How are hurricanes named?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-are-hurricanes-named%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016055&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winds lash the coastal\u200b city of Fajardo as\u200c Hurricane Maria approaches Puerto Rico, on September 19, 2017. (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO\/AFP via\u2064 Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor Tinsley<\/a><br \/>4:47 PM \u2013 Tuesday, August 29, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>With at least four major hurricanes \u2062projected for the 2023 Atlantic season, some have been left wondering just who decides to name the\u2062 storms and how they are even named in \u200dthe first place.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Names of tropical storms are maintained and updated\u200d by the World Meteorological Organization <strong>(<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/public.wmo.int\/en\/our-mandate\/focus-areas\/natural-hazards-and-disaster-risk-reduction\/tropical-cyclones\/Naming\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/public.wmo.int\/en\/our-mandate\/focus-areas\/natural-hazards-and-disaster-risk-reduction\/tropical-cyclones\/Naming\">WMO<\/a><strong>)<\/strong>.\u200c <\/p>\n<p>According to the National Hurricane Center, the use of short, distinctive, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-are-hurricanes-named\/\" title=\"How are hurricanes named?\">easily remembered names greatly reduces confusion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. began to track and name storms using the phonetic alphabet in 1951 in alphabetic \u2064order.<\/p>\n<p>The government originally only \u200dused male names and did not begin using \u2062female names for storms until 1953. In 1978, they began alternating between male and female names. <\/p>\n<p>Six lists are used in rotation and re-cycled every six \u2064years. <\/p>\n<p>For example, \u2062the list of names selected for 2023 will be used again in 2029.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<p>There are 26 letters in the \u2062alphabet, however, only 21 names are listed due to uncommon \u200cuses of the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z. <\/p>\n<p>Other regions, including the Eastern\u200b and Central North Pacific and Australia have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/aboutnames.shtml\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/aboutnames.shtml\">their \u200bown set of names<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A storm will only be crossed off the list if it was deadly or caused\u2063 heavy damage, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Ian,\u2062 or Fiona, and using these names for a future storm would \u2064be considered inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063total, at least 96 storm names have been retired.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u2062 directly to your inbox for \u200cfree. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President Donald Trump is set to \u2062face \u200ba trial in \u2062March of 2024 in his January 6th case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Three weeks since the \u2062deadliest modern U.S. \u200cwildfire began \u200bin Maui\u2019s Lahaina. Hawaiian Electric recently responded to Maui county\u2019s lawsuit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-weeks-after-deadly-maui-wildfire-survivors-seek-answers\/\" title=\"Survivors of Maui wildfire demand answers, three weeks later.\">admitting power lines sparked<\/a> the first fire in Maui, but not the second fire in Lahaina that has killed 115 officially and \u200cdestroyed 2,000 structures. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A battle for parental rights is turning into a war at a California\u200b school district.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former senior Trump White House aide Peter Navarro testified Monday in a federal courtroom on charges of defying a Democrat-appointed House J6 Select\u200b Committee subpoena.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Hannah Lang (Reuters)\u200d \u2013 The U.S.\u2062 Securities and Exchange Commission \u200bshould have approved an application from \u200bGrayscale Investments to create a\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Chinese smartphone\u200c maker Xiaomi Corp\u200d reported a 4% revenue drop in the second quarter, tracking a shrinkage in China\u2019s\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) \u2013 Facebook \u200dparent company Meta said on Tuesday\u2064 it had uncovered \u2063links between people associated with\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Noel Randewich (Reuters) \u2013 Increased analysts\u2019 estimates since Nvidia\u2019s strong quarterly report last week have left the\u2064 world\u2019s most valuable chipmaker\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Hurricane Maria approaching Puerto Rico, winds lash Fajardo. As per OAN&#8217;s Taylor Tinsley, concerns arise as the 2023 Atlantic season predicts four major hurricanes. The decision to name them remains a mystery. 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