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No, it's a good idea both pragmatically and from a communications perspective. Remember Hurricane Katrina? Names help. Specifically now that we have a materia
by jollybean 4y ago
No, it's a good idea both pragmatically and from a communications perspective.
Remember Hurricane Katrina? Names help.
Specifically now that we have a material climate change problem, it helps to give a name to the problem.
Snarkily, I vote for the first one to be 'Chevy Suburban'.
- kmlx 4y ago> Remember Hurricane Katrina? Names help. we remember it because of the destruction, not because of the name. you could’ve called it august 05 hurricane and it would be the same thing. e.g. 9-11
- powerhour 4y agoThe fact that we popularly call it "9-11" and not "9-11-2001" supports the idea that nicknames help, or are at least natural.
- jollybean 4y agoNo, sorry, this is wrong. 9-11 works because the tragedy was 'massive' (the biggest attack since pearl harbour and most civilian deaths ever). Any name applied to 9-11 would have 'stuck'. Moreover, 9-11 caught on at least in part because 911 is 'emergency' number in North America. Hurricane Katrina comes nowhere near that threshold. Now - it may have been giving a populist name, such as 'The Orleans Breach' or something instead of an official name. But the names really do help us remember and contextualize.