Nice Name But She'sSo Deadly

More than amillion people in the United States were told to leave their homes over theweekend as Hurricane（飓风）Dennisheaded to the Gulf coast,after killing at least

15 people in the Caribbean Sea.

2. If you read thenews often enough,you may notice that all hurricanes are given names. Why isthat?Remember,there can be more than one hurricane operating at one

time.Without namingthem,we could get confused about which storm we're talking about.

3. For hundreds ofyears,hurricanes in the Caribbean were namedafter the particular religious day on which they occurred. One Australianmeteorologist（气象学家）began

giving women's namesto tropical storms at the end of the 19th century.In 1953,the US NationalWeather Service, which is responsible for tracking hurricanes and issuing

warnings,began usingfemale names for storms.By 1979,both women and men's names were being used.Onename for each letter of the alphabet（字母表）is selected,except

for Q,U and Z.

4. So who decideswhich names are used each year? The World Meteorological Organization uses sixlists in rotation,so each list is reused every six years.

5. Here's a list ofthe 2005 Atlantic hurricanes,according to the US National Hurricane CentrE：Arlene,Bret,Cindy,Dennis,Emily,Franklin,Gert,Harvey,Irene,

Jose,Katrina,Lee,Maria,Nate,Ophelia,Philippe,Rita,Stan,Tammy,Vince,Wilma.Over a millionpeople were warned not________.

A.to trackhurricanes and issue warning

B.to avoid confusion

C.to stay at home

D.to be given totropical storms

E.to make predictions