Thursday, November 30, 2017

Category 6 Hurricanes?

According to CNBC, there's no chance in adding Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson scale that essentially classifies a hurricane depending on its level of intensity and potential damage due to wind speed. Their logic is that a Category 5 is a hurricane's catastrophic peak and most buildings are already built unable to sustain Category 5 winds. I rebut that notion because despite buildings not being constructed to sustain those winds, they do. A Category 5 hurricane is considered to be any cyclone that exceeds 157 mph. Are you meaning to tell me that if we ever reached 200 mph it should still be considered a Category 5? If we had a set range for Category 5 hurricanes, in the way that we have it for Categories 1-4, we would be able to add Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson scale. This change would ultimately be beneficial because meteorologists and hurricane specialists (such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) could bring further awareness to the public on the severity of hurricanes. By being informed through media, such as the news and weather apps, we would learn how to better prepare for disastrous hurricanes.


https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/09/08/heres-why-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-category-6-hurricane.html
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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