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Next up: The Greek alphabet. 2020 hurricane season: Storms Alpha and Beta form: Season has been so busy, we have to use Greek letters Can storms named by the Greek alphabet be retired?
The Greek Alphabet Will No Longer Be Used to Name Hurricanes Nine Greek letters were pressed into service in last year’s busy Atlantic hurricane season. Officials said they left people confused.
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season finished with 30 total named storms — the most in any year on record — but three of those names will never be used again.
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The Greek alphabet will no longer be used when a hurricane season runs out of names, such as what happened in 2020.
What makes the Greek alphabet so beautiful and fascinating? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mary Norris.
The World Meteorological Organization has decided to make some major changes when it comes to naming tropical cyclones during hurricane season.
The Greek alphabet has been retired from future tropical storms and hurricane names. Starting this year, the Greek alphabet will no longer be used if we run beyond 21 named storms.
The World Meteorological Organization has decided to make some major changes when it comes to naming tropical cyclones during hurricane season.