Hurricane Wilma

[bipper]

For every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes. These lists have been generated by the National Hurricane Center since 1953. At first, the lists consisted of only female names; however, since 1979, the lists alternate between male and female.

Hurricanes are named alphabetically from the list in chronological order. Thus the first tropical storm or hurricane of the year has a name that begins with "A" and the second is given the name that begins with "B." The lists contain names that begin from A to W, but exclude names that begin with a "Q" or "U."

There are six lists that continue to rotate. The lists only change when there is a hurricane that is so devastating, the name is retired and another name replaces it.

2005 Hurricane Names
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma

Milf gotter right I thought a name list of this year would be in order!

Bipper

[Madame Adequate]

I've just noticed that like, four consecutive major hurricanes have been female-named. Is Earth PMSing? xD

Oh, and Cloud's right about the typhoons. If you think hurricanes are bad, imagine a storm which covers an area greater than the distance from the Canadian to Mexican borders. That is how big some of those typhoons can grow.

[Shoden]

It'd be fun to see a Hurricane Gamma or Hurricane Delta XD.


Rita and Katrina surpassed WIlma in size but since Wilma is smaller she can sustain higher speeds for longer before fizzing out of juice.

[Cloud No.9]

she will also spend a longer amount of time on the ocean if she follows her path. sucking up more water and getting more powerful.

[edczxcvbnm]

If I am not mistaken all the name use to be female names and then the ladies complained that it was sexist. Just what are men trying to say? That women just ruin lives so they gave all these storms that destory lives female names? So they changed to to be every other one like it is now and look what has changed....NOTHING. Women still ruin everything XD

[Shoden]

It's about a massive Destructive Hurricane not Sexism XD.

[Strawberry_Mew]

Ya I have been watching the news and trying to find out what has been going on ..wish hurricanes was gone ... I hope everyone will be ok

[Trumpet Thief]

Wilma has arrived at Southern Mexico. Although, right now, it's in the "eye of the hurricane" status. That's when the hurricane slows down by more than half. Sadly, many of the people there think that it may be over from that.

A death toll has not been reported.

[Sepho]

it's the biggest hurrican ever recorded (typhoons are actually larger so we don't count them) and has the lowest pressure ever seen in the northern hemisphere.

Oh, and Cloud's right about the typhoons. If you think hurricanes are bad, imagine a storm which covers an area greater than the distance from the Canadian to Mexican borders. That is how big some of those typhoons can grow.

I was under the impression that the only definable difference between hurricanes and typhoons was in what oceanic region they happen to occur, meaning they're climatologically identical.

[Cloud No.9]

tis true. but in asia hurricanes/typhoons are far worse.

the problem right now is that it is very powerful, hitting land and then going back out to sea (where it will regain power).

[Shoden]

you can barely see the eye now, what's happened to it?

[Cloud No.9]

it could either be weakening, or tightening.

[Zack_Zodiac]

HOLY *#&$

THATS 3 HURRICANES in 2 MONTHS, this isn't normal

I give my best wishes to the people that died in the hurricane.

[Cloud No.9]

been far more than 2. tis a global trend. whether it's caused by global warming or not is up to personal belief. the warming of seas does create a lovely little spot for these things to grow from and become more powerful.

[Madame Adequate]

It's because we've just spend a fair number of years in an incredibly calm period down there. All signs suggest that this year's hurricane season is a lot closer to the area's normal quantity and intensity than the last few decades have been. We're just going to have to get used to the fact that this is normal and will be for some time, until it cycles back and calms down again.

Sepho: True, but due to various considerations typhoons (Or more correctly those designated as super-typhoons) can be far, far larger than hurricanes.