Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Two 2010 Hurricane Season Storm Names Retired

The World Meteorological Organization has retired two storm names from 2010's Atlantic Hurricane Season, Igor & Tomas. Igor was the most damaging hurricane in Newfoundland in 75 years. Tomas caused deaths in St. Lucia & in Haiti where Tomas' impacts contributed to a cholera epidemic that killed thousands. The WMO's list of storm names repeats every 6 years; Ian & Tobias are the replacement names that will appear in 2016.

-Lauren

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