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June 1, 2012

B : TROPICAL CYCLONE NAMES

Text version of TROPICAL CYCLONE NAMES

  • B1) How are tropical cyclones named?

  • B2) What are the upcoming tropical cyclone names ?

  • B3) What storm names have been retired?

  • B4) What is the origin of the word 'hurricane' ?

  • B5) What happens to the name of a tropical cyclone if it moves from the Atlantic regions to the Northeast Pacific, or vice versa?

  • B6)What happens if they run out of names on the list ?

  • B7)How can I nominate a new name for the list ?





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