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Being in a crossroad of major weather systems the Philippines is visited by several weather disturbances every year. You might think that storms are named as they arrive but they are not. But not so. There are already prepared names for tropical storms for years to come.
Most territories, including the Philippines, have their own names for tropical depressions and storms that enter or develop in their respective areas of responsibility. Storm names are usually repeated based on a predefined year cycle. For the Philippines that cycle is every four years. The storm names for 2010, for instance, are a rehash of the storm names in 2006 and will be used again in 2014.
One of the worst storms to hit the country in recent years was Milenyo in 2006. At the rate weather disturbances are visiting the country now and with the clear and present threat of La Nina there will probably be another Milenyo, literrally, in 2010. Hopefully, it won’t be as devastating as the last one.
Visit the NOAA Website for a complete list of Storm Names for the Philippines and Other Territories and how they are used.
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