Why are typhoons named after woman? The practice begun by U.S Air Force and Navy meteorologists back in World War II. But in 1979 the World Meteorological Organization decided to alternatively give male and female names to major tropical storms, such as Andy, Barbara, Clyde, Diane and Eric. Separate sets of names are assigned to Atlantic and Eastern Pacific storms
In hurricane Katrina 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water up to 20 feet deep
Lighting alert! There is an old myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice, in reality it does and repeatedly can. Why? Since lighting is electricity it follows the nature of it.. It follows the path of least resistance. So if you have a metal umbrella you will more likely to get hit than other people since it offers a more convenient path and thus "attract" lighting
Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1
Astraphobia: morbid fear of lightning