(CNN) --The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...
Anagrams aside, the new coronavirus variant’s name follows an established pattern of naming variants after letters in the Greek alphabet. Pedestrians wearing face masks against the coronavirus walk ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has already crossed more than two dozen names off its original list and has moved into the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history. Multiple storms have ...
The Greek alphabet has only been used twice in the 70 years since hurricanes were given names, but it was retired forever this week after the World Meteorological Organization said it was too ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a record-setting start, and at its current pace, the tropical storm count may outnumber the list of 21 names that are used to identify systems -- something ...
They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization is a senior science reporter covering ...
According to a press release, the Hurricane Committee of the WMO, which features members from national meteorological and hydrological services, determined that, “the Greek alphabet will not be used ...
The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...