The World Meteorological Organization altered its list of names for this summer’s typhoons and hurricanes, changing the name of Hurricane Israel to Hurricane Ivo. The move came after the Jerusalem Post reported last month that the Geneva-based U.N. agency was planning to use the name “Israel.”
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