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European lows have names too

billy the squid · 2006-11-16 05:57:31

Didn't know this until about now, but European low pressure systems get names too. on average 150 every year. Even years get female names and odd years get male names. Unlike the US system where a committee choses the name, one can buy a low pressure name in Europe, have a look at the 2007 list. there are some still…

16-11-2006 6:57am

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Didn't know this until about now, but European low pressure systems get names too. on average 150 every year. Even years get female names and odd years get male names.

Unlike the US system where a committee choses the name, one can buy a low pressure name in Europe, have a look at the 2007 list. there are some still availible

http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/adopt-a-vortex/tief2007/

Anyway, just something that you probably didn't need to know.

also

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_windstorm_names

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