Hurricanes

Each year, as hurricanes develop in the Atlantic Ocean, they name them. Starting with the A's and then going through the alphabet, alternating between male and female names.

I don't really pay attention to east coast weather but I did hear last week about hurricane Kyle and laughed because one of our son's name is Kyle. Now I hear that the east coast is worrying about hurricane Laura -- our daughter's name.

Isn't that funny. What are the chances of something like that happening? I didn't even realize that Kyle and Laura are right beside each other in the alphabet, and to have the two of them have hurricanes of the same name, one right after the other is very curious.

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I did a little research on hurricane naming and found out that they use the same lists of names on a six year rotation. That means that in 2014 there will be another hurricane Kyle and right after that a hurricane Laura. The only exception to that rule is if a hurricane causes an extensive amount of damage, then the name is retired for at least ten years. For example, hurricane Andrew in 1992 was replaced on the list in 1998, by Alex.

I'd always wondered about the naming of hurricanes but never bothered to research it. Now I know and you do to. You learn something every day if you pay attention.