TIL Clement Wragge, an Australian forecaster, was the first to give actual names to tropical storms and hurricanes . When the Australian government refused to acknowledge his system, he started naming the hurricanes after the the politicians he disliked or those that wouldn't support him.
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Submitted September 04, 2017 at 04:42AM by firkin_slang_whanger http://ift.tt/2vYBOCj
Submitted September 04, 2017 at 04:42AM by firkin_slang_whanger http://ift.tt/2vYBOCj
TIL Clement Wragge, an Australian forecaster, was the first to give actual names to tropical storms and hurricanes . When the Australian government refused to acknowledge his system, he started naming the hurricanes after the the politicians he disliked or those that wouldn't support him.
 
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