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In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes

In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes
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As hurricanes grow stronger, new Category 6 rating needed, study says

As climate change is causing more intense storms, a new study is suggesting that the five-scale system by which the potential damage caused by hurricanes is gauged should be revised to include a sixth category.

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Americas: Climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes

Increasing ocean temperatures contribute to ever more intense hurricanes, climate scientists Michael Wehner and James Kossin wondered whether the open-ended Category 5 is sufficient to communicate the risk of hurricane damage.

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Climate Scientists Propose Sixth Hurricane Classification for Intense Storms

For more than 50 years, the National Hurricane Center has used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to communicate the risk of property damage; it labels a hurricane on a scale from Category 1 (wind speeds between 74 – 95 mph) to Category 5 (wind speeds of 158 mph or greater).

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Scientists Propose New Category 6 For Future Of Monster Hurricanes

“Record wind speeds will likely continue to be broken as the planet continues to warm,” the pair wrote in a new paper.

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