hurricane names

1. How Hurricanes Get Their Names

2. •Hurricane names are
managed by the World
Meteorological
Organization (WMO)

3. •There are 6 lists of names
•One list is used per year
•Each list has 21 names
•Before 1979 only female
names were used

4. •If one year exceeds the 21
names on the list, the
WMO uses the greek
alphabet.

5. •Devastating hurricane
names like Igor, Ike and
Katrina have been retired
due the extreme damage
they caused.

6. • 2014 Hurricane List
Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly,
Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna,
Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura,
Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette,
Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred

7. •What new name would add
to the list of hurricane
names???