 Several names have been removed from the Pacific naming lists for various reasons other than for causing a significant amount of death/destruction, which include being pronounced in a very similar way to other names and for political reasons.Within the Eastern Pacific basin - between the western coasts of the Americas and 140°W - fifteen names have been retired since naming started in the region in 1960.Prior to the start of the modern naming lists in 1978, the names Hazel and Adele were retired from the list of names for reasons that are not clear.