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Rosie Frost

From Amy to Wubbo: How do meteorologists choose storm names and why are they important?

The new list of storm names for the 2025 to 2026 North Atlantic season has just been released by weather experts at the Met Office, Met Éireann and the Dutch national weather forecasting service, KNMI.

This year’s is made up entirely of suggestions submitted by the public, with around 50,000 names put forth for consideration. Amy, Bram and Chandra will be the first three storms named by the group this season.

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