The story behind hurricane naming
Submitted on 25 June 2015 - 10:21am
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Yaritza Santiago Caraballo
Before 1979, the same hurricane could be identified by different names in different coutries, creating confusion. After 1979, the World Meteorological Organization is in charge of a uniform sustem of hurricane naming.
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