Video Metni

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  Hurricane Who?
  

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  Tropical cyclones are called typhoons in Asia...
  

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  ...and hurricanes in North and South America.
  

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  These storms go around like a wheel turning to the left...
  

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  ...when they hit in the northern part of the world.
  

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  They have wind speeds of 60 kph or more.
  

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  In the United States, the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami, Florida...
  

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  ...keeps an eye out for hurricanes.
  

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  When meteorologists detect a hurricane, they give it a name.
  

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  They can use either a male or female name.
  

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  Why should tropical cyclones have names?
  

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  The name makes it easier for people to keep up with information about a hurricane...
  

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  ...and its possible dangers.
  

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  The World Meteorological Organization (WMO),...
  

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  ...an international weather group, decides what names will be used.
  

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  The WMO makes lists of names using the English alphabet.
  

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  Each name on the list starts with a different letter.
  

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  The first hurricane of the year gets the first name on that year's list.
  

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  The second hurricane gets the next name.
  

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  For example, if the first hurricane is named Abel,...
  

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  ...the second might be named Betty.
  

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  The name lists do not include names beginning with the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z.
  

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  There aren't many names that begin with these letters.
  

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  Asian countries use a different list, which is made up by the WMO's Typhoon Committee.
  

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  This list has a few personal names,...
  

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  ...but most of the names are of flowers, animals, trees, and other similar things.