INTERNATIONAL -- The World Meteorological Organization on Thursday removed the names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate from the list of future hurricane names due to the “extensive damage” those storms caused in the United States and Caribbean last year.
There have now been 86 names retired from the Atlantic basin since 1953.
The 2005 season has the most retired names at five.
The committee also selected the replacement names as Harold, Idalia, Margot and Nigel. Those names will first appear in the 2023 list of storm names.
Hurricanes season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.