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THOSE PESKY SCIENTISTS...
Good morning. Some scientists have been watching too much Spinal Tap: They think hurricanes should go to Category 6.
A new study, published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, argues that hurricanes are getting so powerful due to climate change that the upper limit of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale, Category 5, is antiquated.
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They propose adding a Category 6 label to any tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 192 mph, “probably faster than most Ferraris,” lead author Michael Wehner said.
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