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Naming Of Hurricanes

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Clement Wragge and his political revenge

gracie An eccentric Australian meteorologist began naming cyclones after local politicians he disliked, making them the butt of public jokes.

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The confusing math of latitude and longitude

gracie Before names, meteorologists tracked storms using precise coordinates, which proved highly impractical for emergency communication.

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Fun Facts

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.'

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Quizzes

Quiz

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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Quiz

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?

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Why did Clement Wragge stop naming cyclones in Australia in 1903?

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Glosario

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.

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Gossip

Gossip

Which historical naming style do you find most interesting?

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Videos

gracie Using military phonetics in wartime storms

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gracie The era of naming storms after saints

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gracie The confusing math of latitude and longitude

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gracie In the late 1890s, Clement Wragge named storms after politicians to report them as causing trouble.

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