Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
The proportion of major hurricanes among all storms is increasing and it's because of warmer oceans.
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The proportion of major hurricanes among all storms is increasing and it's because of warmer oceans.
The traditional five-category Saffir-Simpson scale, developed more than 50 years ago, may not show the true power of the most muscular storms, two climate scientists suggested.
Climate change is making powerful hurricanes more common. That may require adding a new official designation for the more intense storms, a new study suggests.
Our go-to five-category scale may no longer be enough.
Climate change is making powerful hurricanes more common. That may require adding a new official designation for the more intense storms, a new study suggests.