A Category 6 hurricane? Stronger storms spark debate among ... - ABC News
Feb 7, 2024 · Hurricane experts are debating adding a Category 6 on the current scale to highlight the increasing possibility of stronger storms as ocean waters continue to warm.
Late-season tropical threat taking shape in the Caribbean, …
19 hours ago · November 13, 2024, 3:23 PM. 1:06. A new tropical threat is taking shape in the western Caribbean and will likely become the 18th named storm of the busy Atlantic hurricane season within the next ...
Does the hurricane scale need a Category 6? New climate ... - CBS News
Feb 5, 2024 · Researchers say five storms since 2013 had wind speeds that could categorize them as a Category 6 hurricane or cyclone — and that climate change will only make such intense storms more frequent.
Hurricane and typhoon numbers are decreasing, study finds, even …
Jun 27, 2022 · The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that the annual number of global hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms — or tropical cyclones, more generally — declined by...
National Hurricane Center
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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - National Hurricane Center
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. This scale does not take into account other potentially deadly hazards such as storm surge, rainfall flooding, and tornadoes.
What Do Hurricane Categories Mean? - The New York Times
Jun 29, 2022 · Hurricanes are categorized by their wind speeds on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The scale was first developed by Herb Saffir, a structural engineer, and Bob Simpson, a meteorologist ...
Does the Saffir-Simpson Scale for hurricanes need a Category 6?
Feb 5, 2024 · Wehner and Kossin introduce a hypothetical Category 6 extension to the traditional Saffir-Simpson wind scale. They argue that such a classification may be appropriate to communicate how climate change has significantly boosted the winds of …
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - National Weather Service
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for …
A new hurricane cone was meant to improve storm warnings.
1 day ago · A new experimental version of the cone released this year features one of the biggest changes ever to the graphic: the addition of watches and warnings for inland tropical storm and hurricane winds.