There will be no Hurricane Pi, Rho, Sigma or Tau. The Greek alphabet has been retired as a way of identifying tropical storms, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday.

Modern Greek Alphabet (M. Adiputra, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons) ...

According to the Greek alphabet, the World Health Organization was expected to name the latest Covid-19 variant “Nu” or “Xi.” But both names were seen as problematic.

The Greek alphabet will be replaced by a supplemental list of names using the same rules as the main Atlantic hurricane season naming list — a list of names A-Z but excluding the letters Q, U, X ...

Updated: 7:28 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 Brandon Lopez Greek alphabet to no longer be used when naming storms Updated: 7:28 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 ...

If the Greek alphabet has to be used in 2020, it would follow the same list as 2005, starting with Alpha. This is similar to how most names are reused every few years, unless the name is retired ...

The Greek alphabet gave rise to the Latin, Cyrillic, Gothic and various other alphabets. The Greek alphabet has 24 letters Download mp3 - right click and choose 'save target as' ...

Today, the Greek alphabet serves as a source of international symbols in maths, science and engineering. For example, lowercase alpha (α) can represent an angle while pi (π) represents the ratio ...

That the alphabet has survived, in one form or another, for so long is a testament to its usefulness and durability—to the genius of it.