Intense tropical cyclones forming in the Atlantic will take names from the 2019 list. A WMO committee has decided to remove one name and replace it with another: here's why.
Duncan Wingen received formal training in meteorology as a meteorological observer candidate at the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) in 2022. His academic background includes a climatology course at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) in 2016, two vocational training programs in physics and meteorology completed in Barcelona in 2019, and extensive specialized coursework through COMET.
He has worked for Diario de Mallorca, Diario de Ibiza and Mallorca Zeitung, producing weather forecasts for digital platforms and social media, as well as in-depth articles on meteorology. He also made weather forecasts for Diario de Ibiza. Between 2021 and 2023, he was a regular contributor to the program Cinc Dies de Ib3, where he delivered weekend forecasts and discussed a wide range of science and nature-related topics.
In October 2021, he published his first book, Los Secretos de los Cumulonimbos, with the publishing house Círculo Rojo, which has since reached its third edition. Since 2014, he has managed El Rincón Balear de la Meteorología across social media platforms, providing forecasts, weather monitoring, and public outreach. His research work focuses on Balearic meteorology and includes the first formal climatology of severe storms in the Balearic Islands, published in 2025 in the peer-reviewed journal Tethys, with Agustí Jansà as co-author. This research was presented at the European Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Barcelona, 2024) and at the Aula Morán of the Spanish Meteorological Association in 2025. He is also the author of the first climatology of linear convective wind events, published in Revista de Aficionados a la Meteorología (RAM).
Duncan Wingen actively participates in meteorological forums such as Meteo Illes Balears and Cazatormentas.net and is deeply committed to making meteorology accessible to the general public, with a particular focus on high-impact weather events that pose risks to people and property.
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