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Hurricane season 'goes Greek'

18th September 2020 Last updated at 14:47
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The very active Atlantic hurricane season has 'gone Greek' for only the second time on record, with storms Alpha and Beta named in quick succession in mid-September. But why did we run out of the usual names this year? BBC Weather's Simon King has been finding out...

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