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HelpRe: What names do you think should be retired? (2024 edition)
in reply to a message by Interstate
For those of you who don't like "personal names" as names of tropical cyclones:
If you will check the list of names for all basins on Wikipedia you will see that most of the names used in the Western North Pacific for tropical storms and typhoons are not human personal names but derived from a great variety of sources. For example, the second name on the list provided by Macau is Bebinca, which refers to a kind of milk pudding!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming
The rationale for giving names to tropical cyclone systems is that there are often several active at the same time, and it is easier for human beings to not get confused about which storm is being referred to in official warnings and news reports if names are used rather than just numbers.
By the way, Beryl will almost certainly also be retired because of its huge devastation in Grenada, the Grenadines, and St. Vincent.
Off the top of my head I would replace Beryl, Helene, and Milton with Bernice, Heather, and Mason, but there would be many other good choices.
If you will check the list of names for all basins on Wikipedia you will see that most of the names used in the Western North Pacific for tropical storms and typhoons are not human personal names but derived from a great variety of sources. For example, the second name on the list provided by Macau is Bebinca, which refers to a kind of milk pudding!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming
The rationale for giving names to tropical cyclone systems is that there are often several active at the same time, and it is easier for human beings to not get confused about which storm is being referred to in official warnings and news reports if names are used rather than just numbers.
By the way, Beryl will almost certainly also be retired because of its huge devastation in Grenada, the Grenadines, and St. Vincent.
Off the top of my head I would replace Beryl, Helene, and Milton with Bernice, Heather, and Mason, but there would be many other good choices.
This message was edited 11/15/2024, 9:27 AM
