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Originally posted by Lady Sidhe
The practice of naming hurricanes began early this century
when an Australian weather forecaster decided to insult
politicians he didn't like by naming devastating tropical
storms after them.
Sidhe
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This seems odd...hurricanes used to be exclusively named after women (allegedly due to their fury). So how, in the early part of the century, when women could not vote and did not hold office, did this guy name hurricanes after politicians?