THIS YEAR’S HURRICANE NAMES

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released their list of Hurricane Names for 2019. They forecast a near-normal season with between nine and 15 named storms: Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy.
But here’s the thing – it’s the same list of names from 2013: Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy.
* Rebekah with a ‘k’ and an ‘h’. Good to see hurricanes are starting to get hipster misspellings.
* Hurricane Jerry. How are you supposed to fear anything named Jerry?
* What the hell are we paying NOAA for if they can’t come up with new names every year? Don’t they have, like, nine months between hurricane seasons where they’re just sitting around?