WHY DO THEY GIVE HURRICANES NAMES??

[PokerPaul]

to me that is the most idiotic thing.

why don't they just refer to them by a time and intensity nomanclature?

Like instead of calling it katrina or Rita, which sounds like cute little girls, why not the hurricane SEsummer05

Now they are saying they are running out of names to give these storms,....

And why arent tornados or earthquakes given names.

Maybe there is a rationale behind it so i'm all ears..