That is what the Climate Channel is asking the incoming storm.
Because the winter of 2012-2013, it has been naming main winter storms that have an effect on at the least 10 million folks, just like how tropical cyclones get named. Should you don’t see anybody else referring to this storm as Fern, that’s as a result of the Climate Channel’s controversial naming protocol, which it says isn’t to hype the storms however to enhance communication and warnings about them, has been largely shunned by different meteorologists and the Nationwide Climate Service. Different monikers — reminiscent of Snowtober, Snowpocalypse, and Snowmageddon — can find yourself turning into widespread on social media and in media protection, however that’s simply an off-the-cuff and ephemeral factor.
