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Cyclones are named alphabetically. Originally they were given female names, but now they can be given either male or female names. Cyclones (and hurricanes) are given a random name beginning with whatever letter the meteorologists (who first detect it) are up to, provided the name has not been used previously.

Cyclones also tend to take on a name common to the region where they form. For example, in February 2011, Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi has a Fijian name because it developed in Fijian waters. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.

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The 2014 cyclone list of names has 21 names on it. The list is as follows: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.

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Yes, cyclones do have. It is just to identify them!

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Yes. Typhoons have names just like hurricanes as they are essentially the same thing.

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The National Weather board has a list of names each year for storms including cyclones. The storms are named from that list. The names are randomly selected.

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i do not the other guy he is stupid

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Why does cyclones get their names?

hurricanes are named by the national weather services


Are all storms cyclones?

No. Cyclones are a special type of storm, and quite different to a "normal" storm.


What are alll the names for natural disasters?

tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, tropical cyclones, floods, bush fires, earthquakes, snow storms, tornados, blizzards


What are other names for hurricanes?

They can be called, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons and willy-willies


What are tropical cyclones known as in different parts of the world?

Hurricane, Tropical cyclone

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What are different names for cyclones?

tropical storms


Who names cyclones?

The World Meteorological Organization does.


How cyclones ARE given names?

The National Weather board has a list of names each year for storms including cyclones. The storms are named from that list. The names are randomly selected.


Are cyclones formed and high air pressure?

Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons (different names for the same type of storm) form around low pressure zones above warm ocean water.


How do cyclones receive their names?

Tropical cyclones are named base on what part of the ocean then form in. Different regions are governed by different agencies with their own policies. Each ocean basin has a predetermined list of names. Every time a new system reaches a given intensity it gets the next name on the list. The intensity require for naming depends on what country is in charge of assigning names in a given area.


Why does cyclones get their names?

hurricanes are named by the national weather services


Are all storms cyclones?

No. Cyclones are a special type of storm, and quite different to a "normal" storm.


Are all hurricanes cyclones and tornadoes named?

No. All hurricanes and other tropical cyclones above tropical depression strength get named, however extratropical cyclones are not named. Tornadoes never get names.


What are alll the names for natural disasters?

tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, tropical cyclones, floods, bush fires, earthquakes, snow storms, tornados, blizzards


Bushfires that begin with the letter z?

Bushfires do not have names, unlike cyclones and hurricanes.


Violent wind and rain storms that form over the oceans in the tropics are called?

Such storms are overall called tropical cyclones. They go by different names in different regions. In the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific they are called hurricanes. In the western Pacific they are called typhoons. In the southern Pacific and Indian Oceans they simply are called cyclones.


Are most cyclones tornadoes?

No. Tornadoes and cyclones are different things. A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system while a tornado is a small-scale vortex within a thunderstorm. Most cyclones are mid-latitude cyclones.