A world hurricane committee voted to retire Melissa as a hurricane name, and chose Molly as the replacement in 2031.

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The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Hurricane Committee has retired the name Melissa from its rotating list of Atlantic storm names.

The 2025 hurricane season was a study in contrasts. In one way, it felt very quiet in the United States. No storms made landfall in the U.S. for the first time since 2015. And, for about three weeks ...