Why do hurricanes have names?

By now, almost everyone knows what Harvey and Irma are, but why do hurricanes have names in the first place?For a simple reason: it makes communication easier. In the past, people identified hurricanes based on latitude and longitude. But a bunch of numbers can be a mouthful and also get confusing when you’re trying to pass information to so many different sources. Names are far more memorable and distinctive, which makes them more convenient to use to get the word out quickly, according t