In a move that has meteorologists scratching their heads and sailors sighing, Quebec's new language law dictates all hurricanes must be named 'Jean-Pierre'. Apparently, 'Andrew' or 'Katrina' just aren't French enough for their breezy shores.

<p>QUEBEC &#8211; A new language law will require Quebecois meteorologists to stop using the annual list of Atlantic hurricane names generated by the US National Hurricane Center, and instead refer to all named tropical storms as “Jean-Pierre”.  “The list of storm names generated each year by the National Hurricane Center does not reflect our language [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/06/quebec-language-laws-now-require-all-2026-hurricanes-to-be-named-jean-pier...