There will be no Hurricane Pi, Rho, Sigma or Tau.. The Greek alphabet has been retired as a way of identifying tropical storms, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday.. The ...

The Covid-19 variant that emerged in South Africa was named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. The naming system, announced by the World Health Organization in May, ...

The World Health Organization was following the Greek alphabet to the letter to label COVID variants. One rep tells KHOU 11's VERIFY team why they skipped Nu and Xi. Skip Navigation.

According to the Greek alphabet, the World Health Organization was expected to name the latest Covid-19 variant “Nu” or “Xi.” But both names were seen as problematic.

Get out the Greek alphabet for the rest of 2020: Storms Alpha and Beta have formed. Before them, Wilfred was the earliest "W" storm on record.

Even Pythagoras, whose triangles we navigate with easy examples like “3, 4, 5,” or “5, ... In the 6th century BCE, the Greek alphabet used 24 letters. To make numbers, ...

The Greek alphabet comes into play after 21 traditional names like Laura and Sally are used, starting with an "A" name and progressing in alphabetical order as new storms form.

The World Meteorological Organization made an announcement today stating Greek Alphabet Names will no longer be used to avoid confusion during Hurricane Season 2021.

It's likely we'll cross off one or more additional Greek alphabet names this year. An average season has produced three more named storms from early October through November, based on National ...