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Scientists say hurricanes are growing so powerful that we need to add a Category 6. Here's what that would look like.
Business Insider ^ | 2/6/24 | Jessica Orwig

Posted on 02/07/2024 5:38:31 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

Climate change is driving up more than just Earth's temperature. It's making hurricanes more intense, too, which should make us revisit how we categorize these destructive storms to better warn people at risk in the future, researchers reported in a new study.

The researchers recommend adding a Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which currently ranks powerful tropical storms based on wind speed starting at Category 1 (74 to 95 mph) up to Category 5 (157 mph or higher).

The "or higher" for Category 5 storms is where scientists take issue.


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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: category6; hurricanes; storms; weather
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1 posted on 02/07/2024 5:38:31 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

And for that last several years, the number of hurricanes hitting the continental US has been in the record low numbers.


2 posted on 02/07/2024 5:41:55 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

“Scientists say hurricanes are growing so powerful that we need to add a Category 6”

hurricane inflation ...


3 posted on 02/07/2024 5:42:34 PM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Hmmm, I'm a "scientist", a real one.

And, I call nonsense.

We don't need new categories of storms, we need the SCIENTIFIC METHOD to be described, respected, employed, and discussed in everything (everything) related to the (apparent) climate change big con.

4 posted on 02/07/2024 5:44:55 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Lemme guess, because of Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Climate Catastrophe or whatever they call it now.

5 posted on 02/07/2024 5:46:55 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The topic of the weather has gotten so out of control it
sounds more like hysterics than straight info.

Can’t they find someone over 13 to write stories about the
weather?


6 posted on 02/07/2024 5:47:30 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Meanwhile, real scientists say that a category 6 storm is impossible because there isn’t enough energy coming from the sun to power one.


7 posted on 02/07/2024 5:49:14 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Maybe those impacted by annual hurricanes should take Sam Kinison’s advice: “MOVE!!! Just f***ing MOVE!!!” 🤣


8 posted on 02/07/2024 5:49:16 PM PST by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

If I eat more bugs, will the hurricanes stop?


9 posted on 02/07/2024 5:50:13 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Weather ‘Tards.


10 posted on 02/07/2024 5:50:18 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: DoughtyOne

Good post and it’s insanity times a million at this point.


11 posted on 02/07/2024 5:52:28 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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12 posted on 02/07/2024 6:00:37 PM PST by BipolarBob (One flew East and one flew West . . .)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

“This Is Spinal Tap” moment here.


13 posted on 02/07/2024 6:01:01 PM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
More Business Insider propaganda.

BI is a far left outlet.

14 posted on 02/07/2024 6:02:40 PM PST by marktwain (quq)
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To: BitWielder1

Wonder when we are going to get back to “OMG! Holes in the ozone layer.”

This climate crap started with The Club Of Rome (precursor to the Davos crowd) in the late 60’s with “The Ice Age is coming!!!!”

This planet’s climate change went to extremes even before humans existed.

At one point CO2 was so high ferns were as tall as trees but somehow life continued.


15 posted on 02/07/2024 6:03:24 PM PST by lizma2
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Yes, so true...

They are making a big deal out of the rainfall here in Los
Angeles the other day. It was close to 4.05 inches. It
beat the record for the specific day which was 2.50 inches.
(Rounded numbers, not meant to be spot on for conversations’s
sake).

While the 4.05 inches sounded pretty dire, the record
rainfall in Los Angeles for one day has stood unbeaten
for 65 years. It was around 5.70 inches in 1958, about
a third of a century before the new ice age talk turned
to global warming talk, then Climate Change once talk
of that couldn’t stand up to scrutiny.

If the adult children of today would read up on weather
stats from the past, they’d find out this ho-hum
weather is downright laughable for the most part.

Yes, some people had trees blown down, property damage,
water in their homes, but they didn’t think of these
things when buying their homes.

I won’t be buying a canyon home where water is sure to
flow if it rains hard. I won’t buy a home with a big
tree a few mere feet from it.

Weather has been happening for the life of the planet. It
has done its own thing. It will continue to do so.

News to the weak minded, not atmospheric rivers, bomb
cyclones, or any other description designed to scare
other weak people is going to make you right when you lie
your ass off on this topic.

(of course “you” does not mean RWC.)


16 posted on 02/07/2024 6:07:54 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

It’s rare for them to reach a 5.

This is complete horse hockey.


17 posted on 02/07/2024 6:07:58 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

How about we go to a numeric binary system that even the MSM can understand?

0= no hurricane.
1= we’re all gonna die.


18 posted on 02/07/2024 6:08:03 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The only wind we really need to worry about is the hot air being blown about in congress and Davos.


19 posted on 02/07/2024 6:09:32 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Meanwhile, real scientists say that a category 6 storm is impossible because there isn’t enough energy coming from the sun to power one.

In that case, they will reassign the wind speeds to make another category and then voila, now the climate is *worse* and the *proof* of that is category 6 hurricanes.

20 posted on 02/07/2024 6:10:03 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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