Hurricane Names Are Retired from the World Meteorological Organization List

question 23

Multiple Choice

Hurricane names are retired from the World Meteorological Organization list ________________________.

• A) in the case of extreme events causing a large number of fatalities and extensive damage
• B) when a named storm failed to reach hurricane status
• C) when they have been used more than 3 times
• D) when two events with the same name occurred in different parts of the world

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