Why "Sandy"?
Many of us have witnessed online or on the television the damages caused by hurricane Sandy. I was shocked by Sandy's destruction, and also inappropriately preoccupied by the hurricane's name: why "Sandy"? After a discussion in class, I found out that each year there is a list of names used to distinguish one hurricane from the other. Also, if the hurricane has caused extraordinary damage, the name of that hurricane is retired from the list. Here is a list of the names and the retired ones as well:
Subway station flooded in New York by hurricane Sandy
The damage caused by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
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