I don't know how much you know about hurricanes. More particularly the naming of them. I think it is quite interesting. Each year there are 21 names allocated to be used for the Atlantic. These names go through a cycle and are used every 6 years. So the names used in 2005 will be used again in 2011. Except for Katrina. When there is a very destructive hurricane then that name is removed for good. So there will never be another Hurricane Katrina. Katrina has been retired and replaced by Katia. Since 1998 Allison, Floyd, Georges, Iris, Keith, Lenny and Michelle have also been retired.
What I really like though is some of the names chosen. So this year be on the look out for Hurricane Chantal and Hurricane Dean (possibly both originating in Essex I suppose), Hurricane Felix (somehow generated by a cute black and white cat), and Hurricane Wendy (from Never Never Land).
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