Researchers say folk feel less threatened if hurricane is called Alice or Sally rather than Floyd or Ivan and let their guard down as a result, which can prove dangerous People are less scared of certain storms (Image: AP)

Storms named after women are more deadly than those with men’s names, boffins have claimed.

Researchers say that is because folk feel less threatened by impending doom if it carries a female moniker and take fewer precautions.

A study found on average storms with female names cause more deaths than those called after men . Scientists reckon it is a result of unconscious bias.

People feel less frightened by storm Alice or Sally than Floyd or Ivan. Science writer Andrada Fiscutean told the Unexpected Elements podcast the theory emerged from a 2014 study pub

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