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The Economic Times
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Dolly Parton died, next Atlantic storm could share her name. Here’s why

The next tropical storm to form in the Atlantic could be named Dolly, but the name has no link to singer Dolly Parton, whose death was reported on Tuesday. The naming is part of a long-established system used for Atlantic storms.

The World Meteorological Organisation maintains rotating lists of storm names that are reused every six years. Names for Atlantic storms are arranged alphabetically and alternate between male and female names.

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