They only do that in years where there are more hurricanes than alphabetic names assigned. It is an arbitrary convention.
When the predetermined list of names for hurricanes is exhausted, the Greek alphabet is used. For example, if the Atlantic hurricane season runs out of the designated names, it will use Greek letters like Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc., as storm names.
After all available letters have been used, any more storms in the season are named with letters of the Greek alphabet.
If the alphabetical list of names for storms is used up, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) moves to the Greek alphabet. After exhausting the list of traditional names for a given hurricane season, they would switch to using the Greek alphabet to name subsequent storms in that season.
After all available letters have been used, any more storms in the season are named with letters of the Greek alphabet.
Hurricane Andrew was guided along the coast by the prevailing steering winds in the region, as well as the influence of a high-pressure system over the western Atlantic Ocean. These atmospheric conditions helped to steer the hurricane along its path.
When the predetermined list of names for hurricanes is exhausted, the Greek alphabet is used. For example, if the Atlantic hurricane season runs out of the designated names, it will use Greek letters like Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc., as storm names.
Once all the letters have been used in a season, scientists turn to the Greek alphabet to name additional hurricanes. They start with Alpha and move through the Greek alphabet, using a new name for each subsequent storm. These names are only used for storms that occur in the Atlantic Basin.
The Greek alphabet was based on the Phoenician alphabet.
The Phoenician alphabet was the inspiration for the Greek alphabet.
After all available letters have been used, any more storms in the season are named with letters of the Greek alphabet.
The Cyrillic alphabet is derived from the Greek alphabet, with the addition of several characters from the Hebrew alphabet.
The Greek alphabet, an evolution of the Phoenician. An evolution of the Greek alphabet was the Latin.
Americans use the Latin Alphabet, which was directly influenced and based on the Greek Alphabet.
You don't. The Greek alphabet is quite different from the Latin alphabet (which is used for English).
The letter after 'psi' in the Greek Alphabet is 'Omega'.
The Phoenician Alphabet
They have an alphabet