The World Meteorological Organization has retired more hurricane names following a deadly and destructive 2024 season.

Before passing almost directly over the Houston region on July 8, when it caused widespread power outages and contributed to dozens of deaths, Hurricane Beryl devastated multiple Caribbean islands and was the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic basin.

Hurricanes are named in alphabetical order, in lists that rotate every six years. After a hurricane season is over, the WMO looks back at each storm and the impacts it caused. Typically, if a storm is particularly destructive or deadly,