Holy shit the Greek alphabet for storms is only supposed to be for emergencies and we're all the way up to Etahttps://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1327061115520618497 …
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(There are 21 names chosen for tropical storms in every season, covering the letters from A-W, skipping U and Q We move on to Greek letters when we run out Eta is the 28th tropical storm this year big enough for a name)
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Replying to @FatKilmer_KSU
You mean just saying the letters A-Z? Our names for the letters aren't great for everyday conversation, they sound too similar and are easily confused for each other ("Bee" rhymes with "dee" and "pea", etc.) It's why we have the NATO spelling alphabet (alpha-bravo-charlie)
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Naming tropical storms after people, and changing the names from year to year, is very helpful in terms of helping people mentally keep track of them and keep them distinct (And it marks a particular hurricane in history when a very destructive hurricane's name gets "retired")
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