US EditionScientists propose a Category 6 as hurricanes gain in intensity with climate change
- A new study proposes adding a Category 6 classification for hurricanes with wind speeds exceeding 192mph, due to the intensifying impact of climate change.
- The current Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is criticized for not adequately capturing the varying risks of hurricanes, such as storm surge and rainfall.
- The study highlights that major hurricanes are becoming more intense and the chances of reaching Category 6 intensity have more than doubled since 1979.
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Off the news: New category for powerful hurricanes?
Whether or not a new Category 6 gets added to reflect superpowerful hurricanes, as is being debated, we in Hawaii should be aware that the science is showing increasingly intense tropical storms due to climate change. Currently, top-level Category 5 denotes storms with winds of 157 mph or higher.
Higher category needed for hurricanes, study says
People photograph a swollen Guadalupe River as it sweeps past a debris covered bridge Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Gruene, Texas. Storms that day socked an already sodden swath of Texas that was still drying out from the remnants of Hurricane Patricia, forcing evacuations and shutting down a busy 10-mile stretch of interstate.Eric Gay, Associated Press In a new study published on Feb. 5 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researche…
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