Avoiding controversy is part of the pointDon is indeed among the 126 names for Atlantic tropical storms, and appeared on the 2017 list. The only criteria for storm names is that they be simple and familiar to people in storm-affected areas. The list of Atlantic storm names, for instance, includes a lot of names like Cristobal and Edouard that are familiar to Caribbean populations. It’s inevitable that all 126 storm names will eventually be appended to a tragedyMinor Hurricane Katrinas appeared in 1967, 1975 and 1981. The names Hurricane Owen or Hurricane Ophelia might not mean much to us now, but it’s only a matter of time before they’re just as infamous as Hurricane Andrew or Hurricane Sandy.

Source: National Post September 13, 2018 00:56 UTC