Current Events > Ok no seriously Why are hurricanes given female names? (And male for that matter

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saspa
09/18/17 9:03:58 AM
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Why are they given human names? It was funny the first time maybe but now it just seems mean to name that after actual people's names whose feelings might be hurt.

It's utterly bizarre.
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UncleBourbon33
09/18/17 9:05:25 AM
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Name them after diseases. Hurricane Ebola
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
09/18/17 9:05:30 AM
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cause when they come, they are wet, wild and they blow like crazy and when they go, they take your house and car.
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Irony
09/18/17 9:05:58 AM
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Hurricane Gonorrhea
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Mikablu
09/18/17 9:06:54 AM
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Name them after famous terrorists and people will definitely evacuate. Or better yet, just name them all "Hurricane Terrorism".
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eston
09/18/17 9:06:57 AM
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Because they have to come up with different names every year, so giving them human names is easier and more memorable. What would be a better alternative?
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trappedunderice
09/18/17 9:07:13 AM
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Hurricane Saspa
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I Like Toast
09/18/17 9:08:05 AM
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This is a lame gimmick bro
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DoctorVader
09/18/17 9:10:40 AM
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Saspa shitpost #8327058832
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Cobra1010
09/18/17 9:10:49 AM
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Its stupid giving them human names like they are some kind of friend.

They should just be alphabets and numbers. Or make up new names.

Hurricane George, typhoon suzy, tornado amanda. They just sound stupid.
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saspa
09/18/17 12:39:37 PM
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Yeah it's like we all laughed at hurricane katrina, but now we've got hurricane maria and irma... these are real names that people have, what are they just going to have to live down sharing a name with a disaster the rest of their lives?
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Laserion
09/18/17 1:14:12 PM
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Do it like Wild ARMs 2 bosses: Title+Name
Cyclotronic Hypobaric Nightmare
WindFiend

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chill02
09/18/17 1:16:00 PM
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Hurricane Hellspawn
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Laserion
09/18/17 1:26:14 PM
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With who do we have to talk to get this fixed?
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nclrwntr
09/18/17 1:31:11 PM
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saspa
09/20/17 1:31:29 AM
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^ ^ Yes there's a rotation, but it still doesn't explain why they use human names that could cause people to be teased mercilessly. As you know kids can be so cruel...
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saspa
09/21/17 11:53:28 PM
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Laserion posted...
With who do we have to talk to get this fixed?

Talk to your local senator, and lobby at Washington. Together, we can make a difference.
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Pancake
09/21/17 11:55:18 PM
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they should let you suggest and vote for them on a year-by-year basis

i want hurricane fluttershy to be a thing
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cjsdowg
09/21/17 11:56:42 PM
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When speaking about it after it is, it is much easier to say Hurricane Jose, then it to say . Hurricane hdsjfhi47
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UnholyMudcrab
09/21/17 11:57:44 PM
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Pancake posted...
they should let you suggest and vote for them on a year-by-year basis

If popular voting was a thing, then every single hurricane would be named Windy McWindyface because there's not an ounce of creativity on the entire internet
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Pancake
09/21/17 11:58:35 PM
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If popular voting was a thing, then every single hurricane would be named Windy McWindyface because there's not an ounce of creativity on the entire internet

but they'd have to do one for every letter!
the weather channel could hold the polls and 4chan could rig them, it would be great
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Nikra
09/21/17 11:59:51 PM
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Last time I checked, Hurrycane Hugo was a male name.
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ehhwhatever
09/22/17 12:02:35 AM
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Hurricane Maria sounds like a hurricane not a himmicane.
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Murphiroth
09/22/17 12:05:19 AM
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Aelia
09/22/17 12:07:27 AM
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The original meteorologist to give them names was a man named Clement Wragge. He named them after politicians he didn't like.

True story.
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Back_Stabbath
09/22/17 12:08:05 AM
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nclrwntr posted...
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

Hurricane Colin...
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Laserion
09/22/17 9:32:38 AM
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Hurricane WolfBlow StrawHut!
Hurricane AeolusFart!
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CircleOfManias
09/22/17 9:34:16 AM
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eston posted...
Because they have to come up with different names every year, so giving them human names is easier and more memorable. What would be a better alternative?


They actually recycle the lists every 6 years, retiring particularly deadly storm names.
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joe_stalin518
09/22/17 9:50:18 AM
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Inb4 hurricane Bob kicks your ass
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El Mexicano Texano
09/22/17 9:56:12 AM
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For the Hurricanes with Spanish names it doesn't make sense for them to have female names since the word "huracan" is considered male. Which is why you say "el/un huracan" not "la/una huracan" it would also have to be called "huracana" lol
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CircleOfManias
09/22/17 5:46:57 PM
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El Mexicano Texano posted...
For the Hurricanes with Spanish names it doesn't make sense for them to have female names since the word "huracan" is considered male. Which is why you say "el/un huracan" not "la/una huracan" it would also have to be called "huracana" lol


That's like saying it doesn't make sense for people to have male names because it's "la/una persona" and not "el/un persón".
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saspa
09/24/17 12:38:05 AM
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Aelia posted...
The original meteorologist to give them names was a man named Clement Wragge. He named them after politicians he didn't like.

True story.

See that, makes sense I suppose. I actually recently heard something about this as well.
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saspa
09/25/17 10:59:36 PM
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CircleOfManias posted...
El Mexicano Texano posted...
For the Hurricanes with Spanish names it doesn't make sense for them to have female names since the word "huracan" is considered male. Which is why you say "el/un huracan" not "la/una huracan" it would also have to be called "huracana" lol


That's like saying it doesn't make sense for people to have male names because it's "la/una persona" and not "el/un pers�n".

So... does it?
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saspa
09/27/17 12:26:11 PM
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CircleOfManias posted...
eston posted...
Because they have to come up with different names every year, so giving them human names is easier and more memorable. What would be a better alternative?


They actually recycle the lists every 6 years, retiring particularly deadly storm names.

Do you think they'll ever recycle hurricane katrina?
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FF_Redux
09/27/17 12:38:47 PM
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Anteaterking
09/27/17 12:40:30 PM
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saspa
09/29/17 1:09:22 AM
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FF_Redux posted...
Hurrican Ly'tho Mneuloth

lol
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xxdudeyy
09/29/17 11:35:50 PM
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DezCaughtIt
09/29/17 11:37:11 PM
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Hurricane Heroin Epidemic
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saspa
10/02/17 5:30:11 AM
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Funkydog
10/02/17 5:34:31 AM
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saspa posted...
xxdudeyy posted...
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/storm-names.html

Yes but why

Because it is easier than making up names, or coming up with what will sound like gobbledygook to most people.
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do_ob_tpkillr
10/02/17 5:54:51 AM
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Easy way to identify which storm hit land on what date time, how much monetary damage it caused, how many people it killed among other statistics.
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saspa
10/04/17 6:26:04 AM
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pinky0926
10/04/17 6:27:58 AM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
cause when they come, they are wet, wild and they blow like crazy and when they go, they take your house and car.


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The_OD
10/04/17 6:30:12 AM
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maybe they should have named hurricane Irma, hurricane Poseidon
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saspa
10/06/17 4:35:32 AM
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pinky0926 posted...
ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
cause when they come, they are wet, wild and they blow like crazy and when they go, they take your house and car.


Underrated post

Not really, it's from standup material
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pegusus123456
10/06/17 4:38:56 AM
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saspa posted...
Yeah it's like we all laughed at hurricane katrina, but now we've got hurricane maria and irma... these are real names that people have, what are they just going to have to live down sharing a name with a disaster the rest of their lives?

If you really want to know how people deal with sharing a name with a disaster, you could just ask people who have the same name as you
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WindMouseHanpan
10/06/17 5:13:22 AM
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Maybe they should be named after the 4 Horsemen. Hurricane War, Hurricane Death, Hurricane Pestilence, Hurricane Famine...
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badasstion
10/06/17 5:38:16 AM
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I'm in favor of naming them male names only and referring to them as "himicanes."
Eh? Ehh? Get it?? Cuz HI*gets shot*
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saspa
10/08/17 6:58:56 AM
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badasstion posted...
I'm in favor of naming them male names only and referring to them as "himicanes."
Eh? Ehh? Get it?? Cuz HI*gets shot*

Lol
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