This morning Savannah Guthrie (whom I adore) is talking about the newest hurricane that threatens us. (As if we need any more threats). She refers to it as, " that storm that starts with an I."
Next Al Roker (who is probably a nice man but whom I find annoying) comes on to talk about Isaias, pronounced Ees-ah-EE-ahs (according to the National Hurricane Center).
Why name a storm that no one can pronounce?
Even Al Roker pronounces it incorrectly, as Ees-ah-ez.
What happened to names like Carol and Sandy and Arthur?
I was curious and did some quick research.
Hurricanes started receiving female names in 1953, and male names were added in '79. The National Ocean Service says, "Storms are given short, distinctive names to avoid confusion and streamline communication."
How does naming a storm that no one can pronounce (and therefore remember) help communications?
And then tonight, on the evening news, Lester Holt (a surprisingly great replacement for Brian Williams) never once mentions the name of the impending storm.
Instead, he relies totally on graphics to give this storm its name.
C'mon people at the National Hurricane Center. At least chose names that everyone can pronounce.
I'm sure this is one of those posts where people roll their eyes and think, "She has too much time on her hands."
Those people would be right.
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