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Forecasters Again Reach End Of Alphabet Thanks To Subtropical Storm Wanda

CBS Sports 02 Nov 2021
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — With a month still to go this Atlantic hurricane season, forecaster have once again reached the end of the alphabet thanks to Wanda ... 'We Will Keep Your Watch Here' ... The World Meteorological Organization voted this year to retire the Greek alphabet as too confusing.
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So what follows Subtropical Storm Wanda? Hurricane names to return to the start of the alphabet

Penn Live 01 Nov 2021
In both previous years, the hurricanes and tropical storms that came later in the season took on Greek alphabet names like Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Meteorologists made the switch to a non-Greek alphabet to avoid confusion among similar sounding names such as Eta and Theta.
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Subtropical Storm Wanda wraps up hurricane season's ABCs

Citrus County Chronicle 01 Nov 2021
... Ocean, and with that, forecasters again reached the end of the English alphabet, with a month still to go this Atlantic hurricane season ... The World Meteorological Organization voted this year to retire the Greek alphabet as too confusing.
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Subtropical Storm Wanda wraps up hurricane season’s ABCs

Tampa Bay Times 01 Nov 2021
... the end of the English alphabet, with a month still to go this Atlantic hurricane season ... The World Meteorological Organization voted this year to retire the Greek alphabet as too confusing.
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Tropical Storm Wanda uses last storm name for the 2021 season

Sandhills Express 01 Nov 2021
For only the third time ever, forecasters have run out of the typical alphabetical ... When there are no more names on the regular list, forecasters typically use letters in the Greek alphabet — but the World Meteorological Organization voted to end that practice earlier this year.
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That’s it, that’s the list! Subtropical Storm Wanda forms in central Atlantic

Island Free Press 01 Nov 2021
Subtropical Storm Wanda was 1,800 miles east of Cape Hatteras on Oct. 31, 2021 ... Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center ... The only other years that happened, 2005 and 2020, subsequent tropical storms and hurricanes were named using the Greek alphabet ... ....
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The last hurricane name is being used and the season isn't over yet

Henry Herald 01 Nov 2021
In years past, we used the Greek alphabet to name storms after the main list of names was exhausted. But after needing it multiple times in recent years, several of the Greek letters were worthy of retirement -- AND it became confusing on many levels.
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Hurricane season makes it through alphabet with formation of Subtropical Storm Wanda

Finger Lakes Times 31 Oct 2021
In both previous years, the hurricanes and tropical storms that came later in the season took on Greek alphabet names like Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Meteorologists made the switch to a non-Greek alphabet to avoid confusion among similar sounding names such as Eta and Theta.
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Facebook has the Ancient Greeks to Thank for its New Name ‘Meta’

Greek City Times 30 Oct 2021
Academy in Athens, Alphabet, ancient Greece, ancient Greek, ancient greeks, Aristotle, augmented reality, dante, dictionary, dictionary.com, Dungeons & Dragons, Facebook, Google, grammarly, Greek alphabet, Greek language, Mark Zuckerberg, meta, metagaming, Metaphysics, ...
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Weather Service warns of severe thunderstorms forecast to hit the Lowcountry

The Post and Courier 28 Oct 2021
A strong low-pressure system was forecast to hit the Lowcountry on Oct. 28, which could bring severe thunderstorms with heavy winds to the region ... SC Climate and Environment News. Charleston presents first plan to pay its share of the $1.1B storm surge wall ... World Meteorological Organization does away with Greek alphabet to name storms this season ... .
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Delta subvariant A.Y 4.2 now present in 42 countries: WHO

The Siasat Daily 28 Oct 2021
Geneva ... AY.4.2 is a newly-designated Pango lineage within Delta Variant of Concern, which has three additional mutations, including two in the spike protein. A222V and Y145H ... While AY.4.2 is not officially named, it could soon be called the ‘Nu’ variant under the Greek alphabetical system for naming new strains of the Covid virus ... .
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World Health Organization is now keeping tabs on Delta subvariant over fears it is more ...

The Daily Mail 27 Oct 2021
A subvariant of the Covid Delta strain which is on the rise in the UK is now on the World Health Organization's radar ... It has spread to almost every area of England ... RELATED ARTICLES. Previous 1 Next ... While not officially named, it could soon be called the the Nu variant under the Greek alphabetical system for naming new strains of the Covid virus ... .
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New COVID variant found in Louisiana by LSU Health Shreveport scientists

Daily Comet 26 Oct 2021
A new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Louisiana by scientists at the LSU Health Shreveport Emerging Viral Threats Center ... Krista Queen, director of viral genomics and surveillance for the center ... It does not have variant classification or a Greek alphabet name like delta because it accounts for such a small proportion of samples sequenced.
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Q&A;: Should we be concerned about the new Covid-19 ‘Delta Plus’ variant?

The Irish Times 25 Oct 2021
But the fact that it has not officially been given a letter of the Greek alphabet of its own is a sign that it just being watched for now ... “variant of concern”, the highest risk category for variants which would result in Delta Plus receiving its own letter of the Greek alphabet.
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One Area To Watch In Atlantic Over Next Week

CBS Sports 24 Oct 2021
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast do develop later this week ... Miami Weather ... After that, the new supplemental list will be used which replaces the Greek Alphabet ... .
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