08-18-2026, 08:04 PM
Hurricane names. If the storm forms in the Eastern North Pacific it is named from a different list than if it forms in the Central Pacific. Next up on the Eastern North Pacific list - - Iselle.
From the NYT:
There are separate lists for different regions of the world where tropical storms develop. In the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific, alphabetical lists of alternating male and female names are recycled every six years. The 2026 list will pop up again in 2032, for example.
Tropical storms that develop in the Central Pacific, as Lala did on Thursday, are assigned Hawaiian names.
The list continues from one season to the next until it ends, and then a new list comes into play.
From the NYT:
There are separate lists for different regions of the world where tropical storms develop. In the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific, alphabetical lists of alternating male and female names are recycled every six years. The 2026 list will pop up again in 2032, for example.
Tropical storms that develop in the Central Pacific, as Lala did on Thursday, are assigned Hawaiian names.
The list continues from one season to the next until it ends, and then a new list comes into play.