Yes, for Atlantic hurricanes there is a list of names for each six years. One list is repeated every seven years.
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The name 'Glenda' has been used more than once for indicating a hurricane. There was a hurricane Glenda in 1963 and there was a hurricane Glenda in 1969.
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Yes, if a storm doesn't cause much damage, its name may be used again and returned to the annual rotation. Names become available for reuse once every six years. Hurricanes that cause serious damage or loss of life will have their names "retired" upon review of the hurricane season and will never be used again.
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No. Hurricane names are normally re-used every six years.
Think about it do you really want a hurricane named Hurricane 712564? We note the Hurricanes for there power and being memorable ones its not hard to see why. Well, they give the hurricane names by letters of the alphabet, such as hurricane Alex, or Hurricane Katrina, It's easier to remember than Hurricane 23745.
No. In most cases a hurricane is far more dangerous.
Hurricane names become available for re-use on a six year rotation. It is only if a storm is particularly bad that the name is retired from re-use.
A Hurricane is more powerful because they do indeed release much more energy than a torn. That mostly because a hurricane is much larger than a tornado. However, a tornado can be more violent than even the worst hurricane and cause more severe damage in a localized area. Hurricane winds can reach a maximum of about 190 mph and tornadoes over 300mph
No. The Galveston hurricane killed several times more people then Hurricane Katrina.
Each year has a list of hurricane names that are re-used on a six-year cycle. It is only when a storm is particularly bad that its name is not re-used. This is a good thing as if names were not re-used we would run out of them fairly quickly.