Nine Greek letters were pressed into service in last year’s busy Atlantic hurricane season. Officials said they left people confused. By Michael Levenson There will be no Hurricane Pi, Rho, Sigma or ...

Because all hurricanes and tropical storms have many similar characteristics, they are given names to help distinguish one from another. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forms a list of ...

The entire Greek alphabet was banned from hurricane name usage after the record 2020 season. The names on this list range from common names to foreign names to hard-to-pronounce monikers Having your ...

Last Friday, Tropical Storm Wilfred formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Each year the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) sets a total of 21 alphabetical names for each hurricane season, with ...

The 2020 hurricane season was so prolific that the National Hurricane Center used up its roster of 21 alphabetized storm names. When that happens, the government pulls in the Greek alphabet. But don't ...

The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...