User blog comment:Raraahahahromaromamagagaoohlala/Imagine if..../@comment-4074533-20130120115922

These are some nice and creative ideas, Liz. As for me, I believe the NHC would keep using human names for the forseeable future. Also, if the Greek Alphabet ran the table in an extraordinairly active season, I personally hypothesize they would actually put temporary Q,U, X, Y, and Z names along with the regular naming list and the go on to the Hebrew alphabet after the Greeks (do not ask what happens if Plan C fails!). However, technically, the JMA is already naming storms after objects and unique names. For example, the name Gaemi (just used in last year's Pacific typhoon season and was sumitted by the Republic of Korea) means ant in Korean. In addition, the name Fengshen (most recently used in 2008 and sumitted by China) is the name of the god of wind in Chinese literature. To sum up, tropical cyclones are in a way already being named after objects and unique names.