Forget about another Hurricane Zeta, Theta or Eta. The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) hurricane committee announced Wednesday that instead of using the Greek alphabet when the A to Z list of storm names is exhausted, a new supplemental list of names will be used for future hurricane seasons.

That means that 2005 and 2020 will go down in history as the only Atlantic hurricane seasons to extend into the Greek alphabet, with 2020 breaking the all-time record for the most named storms, with 30 named storms, more than two and a half time the seasonal average. The naming change is being made for several reasons, the WMO stated in a press release.

For one, there can be too much of an emphasis placed on the storm's unusual name, and less on the likely impacts of the potentially deadly severe weather phenomena. Second, some Greek alphabet names can be confusing when translated into other languages spoken in countries across the North Atlantic Ocean Basin, the WMO stated.

The Atlantic hurricane committee manages storm names for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

In addition, several of the Greek letters that occur one after the other - namely Zeta, Eta, and Theta - sound similar and occur in secession. During the 2020 season, these three storms occurred at the same time, leading to messaging difficulties, according to members of the committee, which includes representatives from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Hurricane Season 2020 featured 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes punctuated an unending meteorological assembly line. A record 12 named Atlantic storms made landfall in the Lower 48, including five in Louisiana.

Two of those landfalls, Laura and Delta, were within 15 miles of each other, and both struck the Lake Charles area. From Texas to Maine, all but six coastal counties saw tropical storm winds in 2020. Ominously, 10 storms rapidly intensified, their peak winds strengthening by at least 35 mph in 24 hours, tying 1995 for the most in a single season.

Studies have shown rapid intensification becoming more likely as ocean waters warm due to climate change.

The WMO committee decided to retire four storm names from the rotating list, which repeats every six years, due to the death and destruction they caused. These storm names are Dorian, Laura, Eta, and Iota.

The retirement of Eta and Iota mark the first two retirements of Greek-named storms on record.

The decision to abandon the use of Greek names in future hurricane seasons is especially noteworthy given some climate projections showing that future Atlantic seasons may see stronger, wetter, and more numerous storms as ocean and air temperatures continue to increase.