The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous entity for 2,500 years. But in just two weeks, it became notorious. Omicron moved beyond classical philosophy texts, beyond the ...

The organization’s Hurricane Committee announced Wednesday that the Greek alphabet will no longer be used to name tropical cyclones. The Greek alphabet was used whenever the annual list of ...

The Greek alphabet is a millennia-spanning marvel that didn’t necessarily need this boost in visibility. But the world is now getting a lesson in Greek, one unpleasant coronavirus variant at a time.

So after a new variant with the unwieldy scientific name of B.1.1.529 was discovered last week in South Africa, observers might have expected the WHO to name it after the next Greek letter on the ...

Two of the Greek alphabet names from 2020, Eta and Iota, are to be retired for the havoc they caused across Central America after making landfall in nearly the same location just two weeks apart.

With only 24 letters in the Greek alphabet, however, there is the grim possibility that the WHO may run out of names for variants. It has already used 12 letters, with Mu named in September.

In the past, the Greek alphabet was used when there were more storms in a single hurricane season than names on the list. That’s only happened twice, in 2005 and 2020.

Also, the Greek alphabet doesn’t follow the English alphabet in terms of order. Graham said he fielded numerous calls from people asking what would happen when Zeta was used up.

Dear Tom,I’ve heard that Greek alphabet will no longer be used to name tropical cyclones in bonanza seasons. Is that true?—Richard G., Charleston S.C.Dear Richard,It is true. The 2020 ...

The year 2020 featured 30 named storms and reached Iota. However, questions were raised about what happens if a Greek letter-named storm needs to be retired or if the entire alphabet is consumed.

The new system, which was announced Monday, is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet. The United Kingdom variant, called by scientists B.1.1.7, will now be Alpha.

To many a tour-taker, the strong Jesuit identity on campus seems to promise a refreshing lack of fraternity-related frivolity. “When I was looking at colleges, the last thing that I wanted was Greek ...