According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's ...
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Scientists Propose A New Classification System For Hurricanes That Will Better Identify Both The Level Of Risk And Where The Danger Is Coming From
So, the new system that is proposed takes those things into account. Dubbed the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale (TCSS), this ...
A University of South Florida professor is among a team of researchers suggesting a change to how the risks associated with ...
With no hurricane landfalls in the United States so far, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has felt tame. It feels all the more incongruous to call the season historic, despite it being true.
Forecasters say Melissa will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage in Jamaica. At Category 5, the ...
Georgia Tech meteorologist Dr. Zachary Hanlos says hurricanes like Melissa show why the Saffir-Simpson scale should factor in flooding, storm surge and tornadoes.
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