Fwd: Met Office: Name UK storms after fossil fuel companies #PolluteTheirRe

[Stephen Salter]

Hi All

The email below from Change.org has the suggestion that hurricanes could be named after fossil fuel companies. Sign if you agree.

We might run out of names so we could use names of company managers.

I was interested in the reason that hurricanes with female names cause more damage than male ones.

Stephen

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Subject:	Met Office: Name UK storms after fossil fuel companies #PolluteTheirRe
Date:	Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:10:14 +0000
From:	Ariana Jordão via Change.org <cha...@e.change.org>
Reply-To:	Change.org <reply...@reply.e.change.org>
To:	Stephen Salter <S.Sa...@ed.ac.uk>

Ariana Jordão shared an update on Declare a national climate emergency now! Check it out and leave a comment: Petition Update Met Office: Name UK storms after fossil fuel companies #PolluteTheirRe I've signed Usman's petition to the Met Office to name UK storms after the fossil fuel companies responsible for them - i'd like to encourage you to do the same. The practice of giving names to identity weather events goes back hundreds of years. A storm will be named when it has the potential to affect the issuing of an amber 'be prepared' or a red 'take action' warning. Other weather events... Read full update Change.org is proudly funded by people like you, Stephen. As a public benefit company, we rely on the generosity of ordinary people — rather than government funding or annoying ads. Each contribution we receive means our small team can help petition starters win their campaigns. We believe in the voice of the people — that’s why we built a platform that is a 100% independent and available for everyone to create the change they want to see. Become a Change.org Subscriber today! You signed Ariana Jordão‘s petition, “Declare a national climate emergency now!”, on 13 Feb 2019 The person (or organisation) who started this petition is not affiliated with Change.org. Change.org did not create this petition and is not responsible for the petition content. Click here to stop receiving updates about this petition. Unsubscribe from emails like this Unsubscribe from all Change.org emails Manage your email preferences  ·  Privacy policy We’d love to hear from you! Contact us through our help centre. Change.org  ·  548 Market St #29993, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA