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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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To: Roman_War_Criminal
The observed facts: 24 year trend of tropical storm energy ref: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/02/07/hurricane-category-6/
41 posted on 02/07/2024 8:30:34 PM PST by Swirl
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To: BitWielder1
Lemme guess, because of Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Climate Catastrophe or whatever they call it now

"Too many cow f@rts"...and way too much Bravo Sierra.

42 posted on 02/07/2024 8:33:06 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Swirl

sorry, 54 year trend
see https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/02/07/hurricane-category-6/


43 posted on 02/07/2024 8:34:15 PM PST by Swirl
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To: baclava

No, it’s not.

Forecasting the weather is not *hair pulling hysteria*.

What the folks at the Weather Channel do with those forecasts
is.


44 posted on 02/07/2024 10:30:51 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: quantim

Very cute! Sitting here chuckling! :)


45 posted on 02/08/2024 6:46:45 AM PST by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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To: catnipman

Quote of the day


46 posted on 09/30/2024 7:49:58 AM PDT by MNDude
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To: GreyFriar

- **1900s**: 55 hurricanes
- **1910s**: 44 hurricanes
- **1920s**: 47 hurricanes
- **1930s**: 59 hurricanes
- **1940s**: 61 hurricanes
- **1950s**: 66 hurricanes
- **1960s**: 62 hurricanes
- **1970s**: 54 hurricanes
- **1980s**: 54 hurricanes
- **1990s**: 57 hurricanes
- **2000s**: 60 hurricanes
- **2010s**: 63 hurricanes
- **2020s** (up to 2023): 27 hurricanes (ongoing)


47 posted on 09/30/2024 7:52:27 AM PDT by MNDude
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