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Re: [Phys-l] Gotta love these HeadLine Writers!



On 07/25/2011 08:20 PM, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
Even the National Weather Service is getting into the act. It used to
be that only hurricanes received names. Now even tropical storms are
named - all to make it more memorable to the populace - in the hopes
of receiving more funding.

Hogwash. That's almost as silly as suggesting Ted Kennedy was
part of Dubya's "cohort".

The practice of naming tropical storms dates back to 1950 if not
earlier.

There are all sorts of good reasons for the practice, including
convenience to the practitioners in the field ... as if convenience
to the general public weren't a proper and sufficient reason unto
itself.