New York City, October 10, 2005.

Hurricane Vince started out as usual close to the African continent in the Eastern Atlantic, but more to the north as it usually happens. Vince chose to move in the direction of Spain. He is now about 500 miles east-southeast of the Azores. It is hoped that in its move north it will encounter a cold front and subside. Nevertheless, Vince is a warning to Europe that the path of hurricanes is indeed unpredictable, and one cannot assume for granted that they are hitting only Katritastan or the Caribbean Islands.

Specialists at Hurricane Center in Miami said Vince was the farthest east and north that a hurricane was noticed since recordkeeping began in 1851.

With more then six weeks left to this year’s hurricane season, and the fact that the only name, according to the alphabet, left after Vince is Wilma, it can be assumed that this year, the first time since naming hurricanes was started 50 years ago, we will have to continue the year’s list of hurricane names by using letters from the Greek alphabet. It is possible that the total number of hurricanes this year will surpass the number of hurricanes of 1933 which was 21, and the total destruction this season to be the highest in recorded history.