Analysis: when we use people's names for non-human things, they gain more of our interest and attention, but this also has pitfalls By Jane Pilcher, Nottingham Trent University and Anna-Maria Balbach, University of Münster Since 2015, forenames has been used to label storms as a strategy for improving people's awareness of severe weather warnings. The list of names for the 2023 storm season was compiled by Met Éireann in conjunction with the UK's Met Office and KNMI, the Dutch national weather forecasting service. Met Éireann has plumped for Cillian, Fleur, Íde, Ruadhán and Nelly. KNMI has honoured famous Dutch scientists...