My latest article is a history and overview of GMT and UTC (also known as Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time). Discover how each one works and how they're used today. Also, find out how Coordinated Universal Time became abbreviated as UTC!

Tropical Storm Bertha became Hurricane Bertha today, becoming the first named hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season. Bertha is in the Atlantic Ocean and could be headed toward Bermuda but poses no current threat to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. The National Hurricane Center has more, including maps and updates. Take a look at my list of hurricane names for the names of upcoming storms.