Retirement
Those cyclones that have their names retired tend to be exceptionally destructive storms that often become household names in the regions they affected. Within the North Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Australian region, the names of significant tropical cyclones are removed from the lists and retired in a meeting of the WMO's regional committee. As a name is generally not used more than once and fresh naming lists are developed each year, there is no need for significant tropical cyclone names to be retired within the South-West Indian Ocean. There currently is not a public policy of retiring names in the North Indian Ocean, as it is rare for a name to be assigned within TCWC Port Moresby's area of responsibility, so the name is automatically retired regardless of any damage caused.
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—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)
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—Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667)