history tropical cyclone naming practice names identify tropical cyclones goes centuries storms named places saints things hit formal start naming basin examples names ship cyclone hurricane new england hurricane system currently place provides identification tropical cyclones brief form easily understood recognized public credit usage personal names weather systems given named tropical cyclones system naming fell years retired revived world war western pacific following decades formal naming schemes introduced tropical cyclone basins including eastern central western basins australian region indian_ocean controversy names times names dropped religious political reasons female names exclusively basins times subject protests present tropical cyclones officially named meteorological services retain names potential longevity multiple concurrent storms names reduce confusion storm described forecasts watches warnings names assigned order lists storms minute sustained wind speeds mph depending basin originates standards vary basin basin tropical depressions named significant gale force winds required names significant tropical cyclones pacific_ocean australian region retired naming lists replaced meetings tropical cyclone committees formal start naming practice names identify tropical cyclones goes centuries systems named places saints things hit formal start naming basin examples include san_francisco hurricane hurricane new england hurricane credit usage personal names weather generally given named named tropical cyclones names drawn letters greek alphabet greek roman mythology female names describe weather systems australia new_zealand new australian government failed create federal weather bureau appoint director started naming cyclones political figures system naming weather systems subsequently fell years retired revived second world war despite falling naming scheme occasionally mentioned press editorial published newspaper october called return naming scheme naming mentioned sir manual likened child naming waves reading inspired write novel storm storm affecting california named maria book widely read published especially united_states_navy world war forecasters newly established weather center started informally wives popular united_states navy found reduced confusion map discussions publicly adopted list women names pacific able persuade united_states weather bureau start naming atlantic hurricanes weather_bureau wanted seen enterprise felt appropriate tropical cyclones warning united_states public felt women names names official communications look silly miami started alphabet significant tropical cyclones names years private internal communications weather centres aircraft included public august september tropical cyclones dog easy occurred simultaneously impacted united_states august september led confusion media public result tropical cyclone fox decided start names public statements seasonal summary practice continued season system official start season new international alphabet introduced old alphabet seen led confusion names observers referred hurricane charlie ahead following season agreement reached alphabet use decided start list female names tropical cyclones season names press objections recorded result public reception idea favourable names reused change affected populated controversy protests use women names felt insulting letters subsequently received overwhelmingly supported forecasters claiming correspondence received miami weather bureau supported use women names hurricanes forecasters subsequently decided continue current practice naming hurricanes women developed new set names ahead season names retired years names written tropical storm discovered january named alice subsequently announced intended introduce legislation abandon practice naming hurricanes women suggested named descriptive terms instead forecasters decided develop new set names year started systems tropical storms later year cyclone season started tropical cyclones commander chief decided navy air_force weather units unit based guam entitled fleet weather central joint typhoon warning center continued naming systems 1990s january formal naming scheme introduced south west indian_ocean mauritius cyclone named later year entered new era launching world meteorological satellite lists tropical cyclone names prepared use atlantic basins atlantic decided rotate lists years names designed repeated philippine weather_bureau adopted sets female filipino nicknames ending use self defined area responsibility following international naming tropical cyclones decided conference october start naming tropical cyclones women start cyclone season western australian cyclone subsequently named january lists names decided start recycling sets names annual basis like atlantic national conference passed motion called national_hurricane_center nhc tropical cyclones female names later year cyclone season office fiji started tropical cyclones developed named alice january atlantic basin lists names newly established decided year list names basin subsequently petitioned hurricane conferences stop female naming national_hurricane_center responded stating positive response usage female names february decided incorporate male names naming lists following season request considered practice time australian science minister ordered tropical cyclones australian region carry men women names minister thought sexes bear devastation caused cyclones male names subsequently added lists australian tropical cyclone warning centres ahead season decided form hurricane committee held meeting took control atlantic hurricane naming lists secretary commerce ordered administrator cease sole usage female names hurricanes subsequently passed order director nhc attended meeting hurricane committee requested men women names atlantic committee subsequently decided accept proposal adopted new lists male female names following year lists contained spanish french names reflect cultures languages atlantic_ocean agreement reached mexico united_states new sets male female names implemented basin new list drawn year implemented tropical cyclone conference dual sex naming tropical cyclones started considered adding ethnic pacific names naming lists european names currently result languages cultures pacific lot discussion surrounding matter dropped meant end world language proposal suggested cyclones named country nearest formed dropped realized cyclone destructive formative stage later development eventually decided combine names single list training course course member provided list names short easily pronounced culturally acceptable pacific contain names edited cross checked group intended lists names alternating male female names ethnic names possible complete lists ethnic names result scattering european names final lists season october request additional list names season result names york subsequently added naming lists plan greek alphabet names introduced new millennium 30th session typhoon committee november proposal forward hong_kong asian local names stop european american names committee training subsequently tasked consult members work details scheme order present list names approval 31st session august group met decided member committee invited contribute names list principles followed selection names agreed approved member single objection veto list names subsequently drawn submitted 32nd session lengthy discussion approved list decided implement january decided systems annual session panel agreed principle start assigning names cyclonic storms developed result panel requested member country submit list names end session reported countries involved india refused submit list names reservations assigning names tropical cyclones panel studied names felt names appealing public media requested members submit new lists names reported poor response member countries lists names year country india submitted fresh list session india submitted list despite promising presented lists names gap left india names recommended naming lists experimental basis season starting june naming lists completed india submitted names lists september tropical cyclone named 22nd hurricane committee decided tropical cyclones moved atlantic basin vice versa longer renamed ahead season decided start male names female names tropical cyclones developing south west indian_ocean subsequently proposed fifteenth session south west indian ocean september basin adopt single circular list names reunion proposed session tropical cyclone lifetime proposals rejected favour continuing annual list names systems moved south west indian_ocean atlantic hurricane season naming subtropical cyclones restarted names assigned systems main list names drawn year march rare tropical cyclone developed east southeast southern brazil system threatening brazilian state newspaper headline presumed mean hurricane threatening santa state international press started monitoring system assumed meant cyclone formally named usual way atlantic hurricane season names pre assigned north_atlantic basin exhausted result names greek alphabet subsequently couple attempts rid greek names seen inconsistent standard naming convention tropical cyclones generally unknown confusing public attempts succeeded greek alphabet lists ahead hurricane season requested hurricane committee retire names naming lists committee declined request noted criteria retirement names defined strict felt systems significant impact impacts major warrant retirement names noted committee previously retired names systems greater impact submitted introduced revised set hawaiian names worked ensure correct meaning appropriate historical cultural use names april newly established tropical cyclone warning centre indonesia named system sets indonesian names established area responsibility ahead season time merged lists national list names issue tropical cyclones renamed moved south west indian_ocean subsequently brought october 18th session decided postpone matter following committee meeting place tropical cyclone technical coordination meeting reaffirmed tropical cyclone retained system lifetime including moving basin avoid confusion result proposed following year tropical cyclone committee systems stopped renamed moved south west indian_ocean australian region subsequently agreed interim period cyclones moved basin attached existing stopped start season tropical cyclone bruce subsequently tropical cyclone renamed moved south west indian ocean march public private weather services decided tropical storm order avoid confusion future references naming list subsequently set names subsequently taken list session reviewed arrangements naming tropical storms decided procedure need urgent change particular noted procedure account significant improvements science surrounding tropical cyclones biased inappropriate links national warning systems result committee decided current naming procedure years form task force order develop alternative cyclone naming procedure modern day present tropical cyclones officially named warning centres retain names provide ease communication forecasters general public forecasts watches warnings potential longevity multiple concurrent storms names thought reduce confusion storm described names assigned order lists storms minute sustained wind speeds mph depending basin originates standards vary basin basin tropical depressions named tropical cyclones gale force winds occurring near center named member hurricane typhoon tropical cyclone committees request tropical cyclone retired withdrawn tropical cyclone naming lists retired withdrawn consensus majority members agree tropical cyclone acquired special notoriety causing large deaths damages impacts special reasons tropical cyclone names assigned automatically retired regardless damage caused replacement submitted committee concerned voted names rejected replaced reasons reasons include spelling pronunciation similarity recent tropical cyclone list names length modern communication channels social media names significant tropical cyclones caused billion damage caused deaths names retired south west indian_ocean names automatically removed naming lists basin
History of tropical cyclone naming