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EmailHere are hurricane names for 2011 and 2012. Is your name listed?
Wondering when the practice of naming hurricanes began, and where the word hurricane comes from?
- Native Americans called these storms Hurakons, after "a great spirit who commanded the east wind." Spanish explorers adopted the word and then began giving hurricanes the names of patron saints on whose feast days the storms occurred. Later, hurricanes were identified by their longitude and latitude.
- A weatherman in Australia is credited with being the first person to name a tropical storm after a female. By World War II, meteorologists in the U.S. military named storms after their girlfriends and wives. The first storm in the Atlantic Ocean named for a man was Hurricane Bob!
- Hurricanes names are selected by the World Meteorological Organization. Every six years, the list of names begins again! However, the names of especially destructive hurricanes are usually retired. See the "retired" storm names.
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I AM PLANNING A WESTERN
I AM PLANNING A WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE FOR SEPT. 11-17, 2011 AND WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN FIND OUT ABOUT HURRICANE SEASON THIS YEAR. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
I hope this cruise was
I hope this cruise was inexpensive, because it is scheduled during the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. The Western Caribbean is especially vulnerable for hurricane activity in Sept and Oct as the waters are very warm and atmospheric conditions are generally favorable for possible development. That being said, you might be fortunate with a quiet period of activity or storms could be occurring in the open Atlantic. Best wishes and I'd recommend purchasing travel insurance just in case you have delays or cancellations due to adverse weather conditions.
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