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One man's obsession had roots in one of the deadliest events in the Coastal Bend. His fascination with all things weather would eventually help improve forecasting and save countless lives.

One man's obsession had roots in one of the deadliest events in the Coastal Bend. His fascination with all things weather would eventually help improve forecasting and save countless lives.

The categories of hurricanes are defined by wind speed and wind-caused building damage. The scale was created to communicate needs for post-storm resources.

In the 50 years since the beginning of missionary work in the South Pacific archipelago, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown from a tiny branch to close to 11,000 Saints and a temple under construction.

After Hurricane Irma, some scientists pressed to change the Saffir-Simpson scale. HowStuffWorks asks if we could see the scale get a Category 6.

Hurricanes are the strongest storms on the planet. Learn more about how we categorize them from HowStuffWorks.

Deseret News Share this story The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints For the first time, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday used the leadership session of a general conference to announce new Area Seventies. Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles read the names of 77 new Area Seventies at the start of the leadership session of the 191st Annual General Conference at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new leaders re...