JUNE 27, 2010 | SUNDAY SUN SPECIAL | 7
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The business of naming A phone for tropical storms any weather. THE SELECTED STORM NAMES for the 2010 Atlantic Storm season are: Alex; Bonnie; Colin; Danielle; Earl; Frances; Gaston; Hermine; Igor; Julia; Karl;Lisa; Matthew; Nicole; Otto; Paula; Richard; Shary; Tomas Virginie; Walter. Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists created by the National Hurricane Centre. These names are now maintained and updated by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The original name lists featured only female names but in 1979, male names were introduced and they alternate with female names. Six lists are used in rotation hence the 2009 list will be used again in 2015. The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm proved to be so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be deemed inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity. If that occurs, then at an annual meeting by the WMO committee – called primarily to discuss many other issues – the offending name would be stricken from the list and another name selected to replace it. Several names have been changed since the lists were created. On the 2007 list which will be used again in 2013, Dorian has replaced Dean, Fernand has taken over from Felix and Nestor has made it at the expense of Noel. A number of storm names have met the retirement criteria over the years.
They include : Agnes - 1972; Alicia 1983; Allen - 1980; Allison - 2001; Andrew - 1992; Anita - 1977; Audrey 1957; Betsy - 1965; Beulah - 1967; Bob - 1991; Camille - 1969; Carla - 1961; Carmen - 1974; Carol - 1954; Celia 1970; Cesar - 1996; Charley - 2004; Cleo - 1964; Connie - 1955; David 1979; Dennis - 2005; Diana - 1990; Diane - 1955; Donna - 1960; Dora 1964; Edna - 1968; Elena - 1985; Eloise - 1975; Fabian - 2003; Fifi 1974; Flora - 1963; Floyd - 1999; Fran 1996; Frances - 2004; Frederic - 1979; Georges - 1998; Gilbert - 1988; Gloria 1985; Hattie - 1961; Hazel - 1954; Hilda - 1964; Hortense - 1996; Hugo 1989; Inez - 1966; Ione - 1955; Iris 2001; Isabel - 2003; Isidore - 2002; Ivan - 2004; Janet - 1955; Jeanne - 2004; Joan - 1988; Juan - 2003; Katrina 2005; Keith - 2000; Klaus - 1990; Lenny - 1999; Lili - 2002; Luis - 1995; Marilyn - 1995; Michelle - 2001; Mitch - 1998; Opal - 1995; Rita - 2005; Roxanne 1995; Stan - 2005; Wilma - 2005.s In the event that more than 21 named tropical cyclones occur in the Atlantic basin in the course of a single season, additional storms will take names from the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and so on. If a storm forms in the off-season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date. For example, if a tropical cyclone forms on December 28th, it would take the name from the previous season’s list of names. If a storm formed in February, it would be named from the subsequent season’s list of names.
2009 the lull before an active season? GO CHECK THE RECORDS and don’t be surprised if the 2009 Atlantic Storm Season is listed as one of the most uneventful in a long time. At the start of the season residents of the Caribbean Basin and the east coast of the United States were warned to expect a pretty active season. Approaching the halfway point, an analysis emanating from the Florida-based National Hurricane centre (NHC) described the situation in the Atlantic as “pleasantly quiet”. The agency noted that there had not been any named storms in the Atlantic tropical cyclone
season to that point in 2009. Acording to NHC it was the latest start to the season since 1992 which saw the formation of Tropical Storm Andrew formed on August 16, the latest date for a named storm. By contrast in 2008 Tropical Storm Arthur was churning its way across the waters during the last days of May. The Florida-based agency also noted that a new forecast for the 2009 Atlantic Storm Season was on the verge of being issued by the research team at Colorado State University and it would lower the previous estimate of the number of storms
anticipated from 14 to ten. The research team headed by Dr Phillip Klotzbatch and professor William Gray cited the rapid development of El Niño as the primary reason for reducing the forecast numbers. Stronger westerly winds aloft in El Niño years create unfavorable wind shear for tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic. Klotzbach and Gray also warned that even though 2009 was shaping up to be a ‘down’ year for hurricanes, the Atlantic basin remained in an active multi-decadal hurricane phase expected to last another ten to 15 years.
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