The World Meteorological Organization made the announcement Wednesday in a tweet. "The Greek alphabet will never be used again as it was distracting and confusing," the organization wrote. The 2020 ...
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been extremely active, and it is just now hitting its peak! Our seasonal average of storms is 12, but this year we are already up to 20 named ...
Subtropical Storm Alpha has formed in the Atlantic, marking only the second time in history we have gone through the entire English alphabet and needed to start using Greek letters. The only time the ...
WHEN THE World Health Organisation (WHO) decided in May 2021 to use the Greek alphabet to name “variants of concern” of SARS-CoV-2, it did so for reasons of simplicity. The first was Alpha, the second ...
Tropical storms have blown through 2020’s predetermined A-W names and now must use Greek letters — a practice required only once before, during the record-breaking 2005 hurricane season.
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