Far West
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The worst winter storms in the US will now be named! I think this will be a great idea. I love my Nixel alerts (that include weather alerts.) I like the idea of knowing exactly which weather system they are talking about.
The cable channel announced Tuesday that it will give names to the worst winter storms much like the National Hurricane Center does for tropical storms.
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Naming winter storms will raise awareness, which will lead to more pro-active efforts to plan ahead, resulting in less impact on the public overall…
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Niziol wrote that winter storms are commonly given names in Europe, but he said that the lack of a single authority over winter storms in the United States, like the hurricane center is the central authority on tropical storms, is one reason why the winter blasts are not named.
That's where the Weather Channel thought it could step in.
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Naming winter storms will also make it easier to provide info about them in the age of social media.
"On the occasion that different storms are affecting separate parts of the country, naming storms will allow for clearer communications," he said.
So what names will we see for the winter of 2012-2013? Well, let's just say the Weather Channel is going Greek, at least partly.
Athena tops the A-to-Z list with Zeus at the end. In between are Triton, Draco, Plato and Euclid.
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the names should be better than the monikers informally bestowed upon winter weather now, such as "Snowmageddon" or "The President's Day Storm.,"
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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/02/are-you-ready-for-winter-storm-rocky/
The cable channel announced Tuesday that it will give names to the worst winter storms much like the National Hurricane Center does for tropical storms.
<snip>
Naming winter storms will raise awareness, which will lead to more pro-active efforts to plan ahead, resulting in less impact on the public overall…
<snip>
Niziol wrote that winter storms are commonly given names in Europe, but he said that the lack of a single authority over winter storms in the United States, like the hurricane center is the central authority on tropical storms, is one reason why the winter blasts are not named.
That's where the Weather Channel thought it could step in.
<snip>
Naming winter storms will also make it easier to provide info about them in the age of social media.
"On the occasion that different storms are affecting separate parts of the country, naming storms will allow for clearer communications," he said.
So what names will we see for the winter of 2012-2013? Well, let's just say the Weather Channel is going Greek, at least partly.
Athena tops the A-to-Z list with Zeus at the end. In between are Triton, Draco, Plato and Euclid.
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the names should be better than the monikers informally bestowed upon winter weather now, such as "Snowmageddon" or "The President's Day Storm.,"
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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/02/are-you-ready-for-winter-storm-rocky/