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# Name Our Storms

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'Ciara caused a lot of hassle': Irish pronunciation leaves Dutch tongue-tied in naming of 2020-21 storms

Irish, UK and Dutch meteorologists recently collaborated on the winter storm names.

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Oct 8th 2020, 6:15 AM

Irish pronunciations and British royals cited as concerns during naming of 2019-20 winter storms

Emails released under the Freedom of Information Act show how this year’s storms were named.

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Oct 5th 2019, 6:30 AM