The World Health Organization is implementing the new system to avoid negatively impacting the countries where the strains were first identified Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

When COVID-19 variants first started popping up, experts often described them based on where they were first discovered as a way to differentiate them from the original strain. But, as we quickly ...

The World Health Organization has identified four variants of concern, named Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, and six variants of interest. Public domain On Monday, the World Health Organization ...

Late-season hurricanes will no longer carry Greek names, the World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday. Dorian and Laura, hurricanes from 2019 and 2020, respectively, will have their names ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) named the COVID-19 variants after Greek letters because it wanted to avoid confusion with the scientific names of the variants and prevent discrimination that comes ...

The World Health Organization began naming the variants after Greek letters to avoid public confusion and stigma. By Vimal Patel Markets plunged on Friday, hope of taming the coronavirus dimmed and a ...

Last Friday, Tropical Storm Wilfred formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Each year the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) sets a total of 21 alphabetical names for each hurricane season, with ...

The World Health Organization has proposed new names for Coronavirus variants using letters from the Greek alphabet. WHO's naming scheme will be used to label noteworthy strains of the SARS-CoV-2 ...

The 2020 hurricane season was so prolific that the National Hurricane Center used up its roster of 21 alphabetized storm names. When that happens, the government pulls in the Greek alphabet. But don't ...

They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization is a senior science reporter covering ...

For only the second time in history, the National Hurricane Center moved into the Greek alphabet for storm names as the season's 22nd storm threatens the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Wilfred formed ...

Explore the etymology of Greek numbers, their origins, meaning, and their influence on mathematics and ancient Greek culture.