So after a new variant with the unwieldy scientific name of B.1.1.529 was discovered last week in South Africa, observers might have expected the WHO to name it after the next Greek letter on the ...

In the past, the Greek alphabet was used when there were more storms in a single hurricane season than names on the list. That’s only happened twice, in 2005 and 2020. Last year’s Atlantic ...

Nine Greek letters were pressed into service in last year’s busy Atlantic hurricane season. ... In fact, Zeta is only the sixth letter in the 24-letter Greek alphabet.