Those names have been retired, replaced by Don, Katia, Rina and Whitney. Hurricane names are retired when a storm produces a particularly large amount of death and destruction; it's a sign of respect for victims and a way to reduce confusion years
In the meantime, everyone's talking about Hurricane Irene, which leads to the inevitable sidebars about hurricane names, which are doled out in alphabetical.
A list of Atlantic hurricane names is already available for the coming years. Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center produces and pre-approves this list. Only female names were included in the list before 1979. the sets of lists
In the meantime, everyone's talking about Hurricane Irene, which leads to the inevitable sidebars about hurricane names, which are doled out in alphabetical.
A list of Atlantic hurricane names is already available for the coming years. Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center produces and pre-approves this list. Only female names were included in the list before 1979. the sets of lists
