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Hurricane Milton Revives Debate About Need for a ‘Cat 6’ Storm Designation
Hurricane Milton’s ferocious winds that peaked at 180 mph have people asking yet again—is it time for the National Hurricane ...
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The Saffir-Simpson Scale explained: How hurricanes are categorized
The Saffir-Simpson Scale explained: How hurricanes are categorized with Meteorologist Leanne Byer Milton becomes a hurricane ...
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Is it time to rethink hurricane categories?
So a growing number of meteorologists are calling for a different way of categorizing and quantifying the destructiveness of ...
What category is Hurricane Milton? Florida has bigger worries than that.
Milton will be a surge event unlike any hurricane in living memory for west-central Florida, with only major hurricane ...
Should a Category 6 be added to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale?
Due to the number of hurricanes that have undergone rapid intensification, some researchers have discussed adding a Category ...
Could Hurricane Milton become a Category 6? Why does the NHC's scale stop at 5?
Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. With more intense storms becoming more frequent, do we need something higher than Category ...
Hurricane Milton didn't reach 'Category 6.' There's no such thing | Fact check
The Saffir-Simpson scale only has five levels. While a "Category 6" has been discussed hypothetically, it's not a real ...
How bad is a Category 4 hurricane? What to know as Hurricane Milton strengthens ahead of landfall
Hurricane Milton is predicted to hit Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm. Get to know the Saffir-Simpson wind scale and its hurricane levels ...
Category what? Hurricane breakdowns, from the ‘very dangerous' to ‘catastrophic'
Milton. Two major hurricanes battered — or in Milton’s case, are set to batter — parts of Florida in the last week and a half ...
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Should a Category 6 be added to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale?
As hurricane Ian came closer to the west coast, it reached peak intensity as *** cat five before landfall in 2019. Hurricane Dorian. Another category five monster with winds reaching 185 MPH tore ...