About one-third of the upcoming significant storms will bear the names of British weather forecasters.
New naming guidelines are being implemented by the Met Office for the most recent forecasting season, which spans from September to next August. The Met Office, Ireland’s Mett Eirann, and the Dutch weather agency also contribute to naming decisions.
In the past, meteorologists selected the names of storms using an alphabetical list of names that alternated between men’s and women’s names.
Met claims it wants to draw attention to the employees of government agencies and other individuals who assist in planning the response to hazardous weather events.
The weather service can consider ideas submitted by individuals. Ciaran Fearon, an employee of the Northern Ireland government,informs the public about river levels and potential coastal floods.
Debi Garft, who recently left her job in the Scottish Government flooding team, has also been chosen as a nominee for her contribution in setting up the Scottish Flood Forum and the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service.
Ciaransaid that because of climate change, we are now more conscious than ever of how weather can impact us in different ways every day.
‘We should appreciate and take seriously every type of weather,especially during extreme weather and storms. This work helps us be ready and minimize the negative effects of these events. ’
Debi said that it is important for everyone to get ready for extreme weather to keep ourselves, our families, and our things safe.
She said that official online maps of floods and services that alert people about floods are good first steps that people can join.
Met Eireann will add the names of well-known scientists, like Jocelyn, following the astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell.
The names of the Netherlands will be chosen by the Dutch people during their visits to the weather station throughout the year.
Will Lang, who is in charge of understanding current situations at the Met Office, said that naming storms helps make it easier to talk about really bad weather conditions and makes things clearer for people who might be affected by the weather.