Question

The damage was caused by bomb shelling or cyclones

Answer 1

Hurricanes also get their own individual names, just like new babies. In the Atlantic, this practice began during World War II, when military meteorologists had to figure out how ships and planes could navigate around hurricanes. They initially tried several naming strategies, including naming hurricanes after the girlfriends of those observing them, but by 1953, meteorologists had begun using alphabetically ordered female names. In 1979, male names were added. Today, the World Meteorological Organization maintains six lists of alphabetically ordered male and female names that are rotated, meaning that eventually, each hurricane name will come around again—except if the hurricane is devastating enough that its name is retired (as were the names Camille and Katrina). Greek letters are used if the entire list is used within a season and if a hurricane forms outside the official hurricane season, it is named after the date on which it occurs. Unfortunately, if you want a hurricane to be named after you, you’re out of luck—there’s no procedure for that.