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"Everybody hates jargon": Evelyn Cusack on why we name storms

As it turns out, we've only been naming storms since 2015!
As it turns out, we've only been naming storms since 2015!

Weather Live is a landmark show that delves into the details of weather and our relationship to it. Broadcasting live from a hub in the National Botanic Gardens over three days, this show gets to the bottom of all things weather.

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On Tuesday evening, host Kathryn Thomas sat down with Evelyn Cusack, Chairperson of the European Storm Naming Group, to find out why we name storms. Unsurprisingly, the Deputy Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann had all the answers. Watch her in the video above.

Watch Weather Live on Thursday, 2nd May, at 7.00pm on RTÉ One.

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