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jhetley ([personal profile] jhetley) wrote2022-07-02 12:15 pm

Less than optimal

Okay, we have Tropical Storm Bonnie moving through Central America, and Tropical Storm Colin in the US Carolinas. Who the hell passed up the chance for Tropical Storm Clyde instead of Colin at this point?
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[personal profile] edschweppe 2022-07-02 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
We clearly need to blame the folks at the World Meteorological Organization for their inadequate deference to American popular culture:
https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/focus-areas/natural-hazards-and-disaster-risk-reduction/tropical-cyclones/Naming
Seven different "C" names in both the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific lists, and none of them are Clyde.