Why storm Tra Mi was named after Vietnam is information that many people are interested in, because it has been a long time since a storm had a Vietnamese name. Regarding this issue, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Directorate of Hydro-Meteorology has given explanations surrounding the principles of naming storms.
Why name storms?
According to the meteorological agency, storms can stay at sea for an average of 7-8 days or longer. In the same area, at the same time, there can be 2 to 3 storms, or even more. Therefore, naming storms helps avoid confusion in providing information about each storm.
During World War II, US Army and Navy meteorologists used women's names to name hurricanes.
Hurricanes in the Northeast Pacific were named after women from 1959 to 1960. By 1978 hurricane names used both female and male names.
In the northern Indian Ocean, tropical cyclones are not named. In the southwestern Indian Ocean, cyclones have been named since 1960.
In Australia and the South Pacific, storms began to be named (after women) in 1964. By 1973, storm names also used men's names.
Storm naming rules in the Northwest Pacific region (including the East Sea)
Typhoons in the Northwest Pacific (including the South China Sea of Vietnam) were officially named after women starting in 1945, and by 1979 they began using men's names as well.
Since January 1, 2000, storms in the Northwest Pacific have been named from a new and very different list of names. The new names are proposed by 14 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region that are members of the Typhoon Committee of the World Meteorological Organization. Each member provides 10 names, making a list of 140 storm names.
Storms forming in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean are named by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and assigned to the Tokyo Tropical Storm Warning Center of the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The new list of storm names has two differences from the previous list. First, very few storm names are names of people, but most are names of flowers, birds, plants, animals, and even foods.
Second, the list of storm names is not arranged in alphabetical order but in alphabetical order of the countries that proposed the names.
One thing to note is that after a few years of summarizing, with storms causing heavy damage to the countries contributing names, those storm names will be removed from the list of storm names and replaced with a new name. Therefore, the list of storm names above is not fixed and is always being supplemented.
List of storm names nominated by Vietnam to the International Storm Committee
Since 2000, Vietnam has nominated the Storm Committee for names of storms in the Northwest Pacific region with 10 storm names including:
1. Son Tinh (Son Tinh)
2. Lekima (Lekima)
3. Ba Vi (Ba Vi)
4. Conson (Con Son)
5. Lark
6. Trami (Tra Mi)
7. Halong
8. Vamco (Vamco)
9. Songda (Da River)
10. Saola
In 2021, Vietnam proposed to change the name of the storm when the storm caused damage or when other countries requested to change. As of October 2024, the storm names proposed by Vietnam on the Storm Committee system and the WMO have 10 storm names including:
1. Son Tinh (Son Tinh)
2. CoMay (CoMay)
3. Bavi (Ba Vi)
4. LucBinh (Luc Binh)
5. Lark
6. Trami (Tra Mi)
7. Halong
8. BangLang (BangLang)
9. Songda (Da River)
10. Saola
Therefore, the storm that is approaching the East Sea is named Camellia because it was on the list of names and was chosen in order. Camellia is the name of a flower belonging to the rose family. Camellia is also known as Son Tra flower, the flower's scientific name is Camellia Japonica, belonging to the genus Che. The flower originates from East Asia.
