Get out the Greek alphabet for the rest of 2020: Storms Alpha and Beta have formed. Before them, Wilfred was the earliest "W" storm on record.

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"New hybrid detector monitors alpha, beta, and gamma radiation simultaneously." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 November 2011. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 11 / 111108201548.htm>.

Most melodramatic: Alpha and Beta really are two of a kind, particularly in their affection for morbid idioms. We’re all monsters now. The song of the dead is the only song I never want to end.