9NEWS

It's been 15 years since the Greek alphabet was used in a tropical storm name; it could happen again by next week

Wilfred is the last name in the alphabetical list designated for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, and with tropical threats looming and development expected to continue at a record-setting pace, it ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Retired hurricane names. These will never, ever be used again. Is your name on the list?

The entire Greek alphabet was banned from hurricane name usage after the record 2020 season. The names on this list range from common names to foreign names to hard-to-pronounce monikers Having your ...
Poynter

The omicron variant’s name comes from the Greek alphabet and is not evidence of a COVID-19 hoax

Anagrams aside, the new coronavirus variant’s name follows an established pattern of naming variants after letters in the Greek alphabet. Pedestrians wearing face masks against the coronavirus walk ...
Slate

Omicron: Why Did WHO Skip Over Two Letters in Greek Alphabet to Name Latest Variant?

There has been lots of head-scratching since Friday, when the World Health Organization decided that B.1.1.529, the new COVID-19 variant that was first detected in South Africa, would be named omicron ...