How hurricanes get their names
Chapter 1
From saints to coordinates
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Chapter 2
The era of female names
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Chapter 3
The modern naming system
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Chapter 4
Retiring the worst storms
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YOUR GOAL
Master of How hurricanes get their names
Ch 1 · From saints to coordinates
gracie Hurricane Naming History
Saints on the calendar, numbers on the grid, now they get a name!
Fun Fact
Storm-naming politicians: Australian meteorologist Clement Wragge named cyclones after politicians he disliked, allowing him to publicly describe them as 'causing great disasters.'
Glossary
coordinates (noun)
A set of numbers indicating a precise location on a map, graph, or grid. Before 1950, United States forecasters identified tropical storms by their latitude and longitude coordinates.
A set of numbers indicating a precise location on a map, graph, or grid. Before 1950, United States forecasters identified tropical storms by their latitude and longitude coordinates.
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What type of naming system did the US military briefly use during World War II before adopting female names?
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What was the main drawback of using the Joint Army-Navy Phonetic Alphabet for international storms?
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In 1825, a major hurricane hit Puerto Rico on the feast day of Saint Anne. What was it officially named?
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Which Caribbean island traditionally named hurricanes after patron saints, such as San Felipe in 1876?
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Before official naming systems existed, how did 19th-century US newspapers often refer to major storms?
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Which Australian meteorologist named cyclones after politicians he disliked in the late 19th century?
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Why did early meteorologists find latitude and longitude coordinates impractical for naming storms?