Hurricanes get new names

Hurricane Committee at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has decided to name last year of deadly and destructive Hurricane at the Atlantic and Pacific retires. The future hurricanes will not be called Beryl, Helene, Milton or John, but Brianna, Holly, Miguel or Jake. The hurricanes have names for safety reasons, and the previous change required the hurricanes not only women’s names.

Beryl was the earliest hurricane of the fifth degree at the Atlantic since the beginning of the official monitoring, causing great damage to the Caribbean. Helena and Milton caused catastrophic damage to the US. John, however, caused deadly floods in Mexico. The hurricanes are named especially because of the more effective early warning of the possible consequences. They change the names every six years unless the hurricanes are so deadly that their names retire.

In addition to changes in the names of hurricanes, the Hurricane Committee has updated an operational plan for the region, which also includes an improved information system and forecasts up to 72 hours before the hurricane arrival. This will be useful for better preparation, as hurricanes occur more often, earlier and later than once. Last year, the Atlantic was an above -average hurricane active for the ninth consecutive season, and the Eastern Pacific was below average.

There were 18 storms named after the Atlantic Ocean. Eleven of these were hurricanes, and five were storms that advanced to hurricanes from the third to fifth stage by Saffir Simpson, with winds above 178 miles per hour.

Between 1970 and 2021, tropical cyclones (a general term, including hurricanes) were the main cause of human and economic damage around the world. They caused more than 2000 disasters. Early warning, which includes meterorologists of the world, as well as improved crisis management, has significantly reduced the number of casualties, and economic damage is growing all the time, WMO said.