The Atlantic tropical storm count for 2020 may outnumber the list of 21 names used to identify systems - something that's happened only one other time in history. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has already crossed more than two dozen names off its original list and has moved into the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history.

Invented around the 8th century B.C.E., the Greek alphabet was groundbreaking — it became the first written script in history to clearly distinguish vowels from consonants.

Instead, most of history’s biggest innovations come from teamwork, collaboration, ... The Greek alphabet looks a lot like ours, but our letters took their final form in Italy.

So Friday, for the second time in history, the NHC turned to the Greek alphabet. It first happened in 2005. The hyperactive 2005 season used six Greek names.

The Greek alphabet will be replaced by a supplemental list of names using the same rules as ... Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas becoming the worst natural disaster in the country’s history.

The World Meteorological Organization made the announcement Wednesday in a tweet. "The Greek alphabet will never be used again as it was distracting and confusing," the organization wrote. The ...

For the second time in the history, the National Hurricane Center is using the Greek alphabet to name new cyclones during this year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Subtropical Storm Alpha, the ...