In the US, there is a list of names for the names of hurricanes and hurricane names-killers in this list is expunged

The idea to assign names to hurricanes occurred meteorological experts the Air Force and the US Navy during World War II. To avoid confusion, meteorologists named storms after their girlfriends, wives and tёsch probably hinting at their violent temper.

In 1953, the idea has taken root, hurricanes have become systematically assign women's names, and since 1979 - and even men.

To date, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) uses six lists of names in alphabetical order - the list each year. Each six-year cycle is repeated lists.

The names of the most destructive hurricane ever erase from the list and replaced by others. So we never hear about a hurricane named Ivan, Charlie and Katrina.

via factroom.ru