TIL that future hurricane names are already known and chosen well in advance by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Each region has its own list of names that are rotated every six years, and if a hurricane is particularly deadly or costly, its name can be retired to prevent confusion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming#North_Atlantic_Ocean
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