In the middle of this week, cyclone Olga hit the Russian capital, Moscow, bringing record amounts of snow and causing heavy traffic jams, despite the readiness of housing and communal services to remove snow.
Having passed through Moscow, the cyclone moved further east, to the Volga and the Urals regions, having previously covered most of Central Russia.
But why was this particular name chosen for the cyclone? Turns out, for no specific reason. According to the Honored Meteorologist of Russia Roman Vilfand, the University of Berlin gives a name to each such phenomenon, registers it and, most interestingly, then sells it for a relatively reasonable price. So, the meteorologist noted, everyone can please their better half by giving them a cyclone named after them.
Check out the Sputnik Africa's gallery: maybe these photos will inspire you to give your loved ones a cyclone named after them!