The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes on winds. The new proposed scale being devloped by Jennifer Collins. professor in ...

In recent years, there has been a debate among meteorologists over whether a Category 6 should be added to the Saffir-Simpson scale. The current scale was first established in 1960 and refined in ...

its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.

Due to the number of hurricanes that have undergone rapid intensification, some researchers have discussed adding a category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Hurricane Ian roared onto ...

It's still early, but with three hurricanes making landfall in Florida this year, the new cone is making clear how far inland ...

Some experts argue that we need a Category 6 classification for hurricanes with wind speeds exceeding 192 mph.

A s powerful Hurricane Milton nears the Florida coast, forecasters are carefully charting its winds on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. But there’s no easy way to categorize the storm surge that’s ...

Typhoon Kong-rey will strengthen to the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale later this week as it approaches Taiwan. Landfall Thursday will bring ...

This picture provided by the Hualien County Fire Department via Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on October 31, 2024 shows ...

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 ...

Investigators are looking for an 18-year-old “person of interest” in a shooting at the University of Bridgeport dining hall that injured another person Tuesday evening, Police Chief Roderick ...