Every summer and fall, eyes remain locked on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to see if any tropical storms or hurricanes are headed for the U.S. coastline. Once tropical systems have winds of at least 39 mph, they're given a name, but have you ever wondered how names are assigned to such storms?
The Atlantic hurricane season is just a month away, and while no one can predict exactly when the first storm will appear, we’ve known its name for years: Alberto.
Suspilne could not confirm, however, that those on the list were actually on the Russian Il-76 transport plane when it crashed on Jan. 24, nor that they were potentially part of a prisoner exchange.
U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ruled that there is no legal justification for continuing to conceal the more than 150 names mentioned in the record.
Amid the ongoing fighting between Isael and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which broke out following Hamas' October 7 deadly attack on Israeli localities near the Gaza border, Ibrahim Al-Amin, editor of the pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, wrote that the U.S. is holding talks with Egypt and Qatar in a bid to advance a deal for the release of civilian hostages.
Storms beginning with the letter “I” are the most common tropical system names to become retired in the Atlantic Ocean, and Idalia, headed toward the Florida coast, has the potential to be next on the list.