when did the practice of only using women’s names to name hurricanes end
2000
History of tropical cyclone naming
Female names were exclusively used in the basins at various times between 1945 and 2000, and were the subject of several protests.
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History of tropical cyclone naming [SEP] Introduction
This system of naming fell into disuse for several years after Wragge retired, until it was revived in the latter part of World War II for the Western Pacific. Over the following decades formal naming schemes were introduced for several tropical cyclone basins, including the North and South Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Western and Southern Pacific basins as well as the Australian region and Indian Ocean. However, there has been controversy over the names used at various times, with names being dropped for religious and political reasons. Female names were exclusively used in the basins at various times between 1945 and 2000, and were the subject of several protests.