As is the tradition for the most devastating storms, the name is therefore withdrawn.
He will be replaced by that of Imani, underlined the WMO which thus wants to avoid awakening the bad memories of the victims.
In total, the WMO has permanently removed 94 names from its rotating list for the Atlantic Ocean since 1953, when the organization introduced this system.
Ida was the worst hurricane of the 2021 season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.
It had ravaged Louisiana at the end of August before sowing chaos and death further north in New York and its region.
Ida is responsible for the direct deaths of 55 people as well as 32 indirect deaths in the United States, according to American authorities.
They estimate at 75 billion dollars the amount of damage caused by the winds but also the abundant rainfall that accompanied the passage of the hurricane.
The 2021 hurricane season was the third most active in terms of named storms, according to US weather services.
It is also the sixth consecutive season of above-normal activity to the point that - as in 2020 - the list of names was exhausted before the end of the season and the Greek alphabet had to be used.
Of the 21 storms that were large enough to be named, seven were hurricanes, four of which reached Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of 5.
According to the WMO, this above-average activity is explained by climatic factors, including the La Nina phenomenon, above-normal sea surface temperatures earlier in the season as well as monsoon rains in Africa. West above average.
Also playing a role in promoting stronger and longer lasting storms.
The National Weather Services of the United States (NOAA) will publish its forecast for the 2022 season on May 27.
Discussions are also underway to see if it would be a good idea to bring forward the official date for the start of the hurricane season to May 15, due to the more frequent appearance of storms during this month.
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