Det hele startet i USA (så klart) hvor værmennen oppkaldte stormene etter sine koner. Det er vistnok en lov i usa som nå sier at annen hver storm skal ha dame/manne navn. Og det er noen regler for hvilke navn de kan ha osv
Men hvordan dette er i norge vet jeg ikke
Jeg leste en lengre artikkel om dette en gang, men klarer ikke å finne den nå..Men fant noe:
Why do storms have names?
Tropical storms like hurricanes, cyclones or typhoons last a long time and are given names to be identified quickly.
There can be 100 storms a year and sailors need to be able to tell them apart.
The first storm of a year will have an A name, like Hurricane Alice or Typhoon Andrew, the next one gets a B name and so on.
There are regular meetings of weather scientists who decided on new names for the next year.
Names of storms which cause a lot of damage are never used again.