If you 're trying to get your name on the hurricane list , do n't bother . Non - named hurricanes cause ` ` significantly more deaths , '' a study finds . Researchers analyzed over six decades of death rates from named hurricanes . Experiment ##ers found hypothetical male storms deadlier than female storms . One critic said earlier hurricanes , which were deadlier , were only given female names .
Non - named hurricanes cause ` ` significantly more deaths , '' a study finds . Researchers analyzed over six decades of death rates from named hurricanes . Experiment ##ers found hypothetical male storms deadlier than female storms . One critic said earlier hurricanes , which were deadlier , were only given female names .