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Curious · by Mia Anderson · 2026-10-24

Why do some cultures name storms and others don't?

UK has Storm Austen and now Storm Boelo this weekend. Where did naming storms even start and does it actually help people take them seriously?

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Aisha Rahman · 7 likes

there's research saying named storms get more attention and people prepare better

Angel Reyes · 4 likes

meteorologists in the 1950s used names for hurricanes because it was clearer than coordinates on radio