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Scientists disagree on the necessity of another hurricane category but it makes sense to consider it.

THE FOUNDATION "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." —Benjamin Franklin (1789) Fellow Patriots, on this day in 1795, the Constitution's 11th Amendment was ratified,...

A handful of super powerful tropical cyclones in the last decade has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6. Studies have shown that the strongest tropical cyclones are getting more intense because of climate change. So two climate scientists suggest Monday that the traditional five-category scale developed more than 50 years ago may not do enough to show the true power of the most potent storms. They propose a sixth category of storms with winds that exceed 192 miles per hour. But several experts told The Associated Press they don't think another catego...

The possibility of more powerful tropical storms due to climate change has led to the proposal of a sixth category of major hurricanes, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of hurricanes.