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6. Wee bit of trivia

Thu Jun 23, 2022, 01:22 AM

Jun 2022

The national weather service began naming hurricanes and tropical storms after author George R. Stewart named a massive storm "Maria" in his novel, "Storm" in 1941. Along with "Fire", it was the start of an entirely new genre of story where the main character is a natural disaster, aka the "eco-novel".

More info if you are curious: https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/02/we-name-hurricanes-in-part-due-to-this-80-year-old-novel-about-a-storm-slamming-into-california/

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In world's first, Spain's Seville to name and classify heatwaves [View all] Lil Liberal Laura Jun 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #1

We name Hurricanes because they're Dangerous Lil Liberal Laura Jun 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #11

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Its already done by naming scorching desert winds pfitz59 Jun 2022 #3

I don't like storms, hurricanes, etc. having names. Harker Jun 2022 #4

Our heat waves last nine months! LeftInTX Jun 2022 #5

Wee bit of trivia NullTuples Jun 2022 #6

We need to adapt that system. denbot Jun 2022 #7

I think LA, Miami, and Minneapolis are doing this. Behind the Aegis Jun 2022 #9

I just saw something on this. Behind the Aegis Jun 2022 #8