Name: Why Hurricanes Have Names
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Description: At first, hurricanes were only given women's names -- until some women protested and got storms named after men, too.

At first, hurricanes were only given women's names—until some women protested and got storms named after men, too.

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At first, hurricanes were only given women&#8217;s names—until some women protested and got storms named after men, too.

Why Hurricanes Have Names

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At first, hurricanes were only given women's names -- until some women protested and got storms named after men, too.

<p>Natural disasters and changes in the environment, such as global warming, the San Francisco Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Galveston Hurricane, the Krakatoa eruption and others, have profoundly shaped human history. Explore both the sudden and long-term impacts of natural and human-made disasters.</p>


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