[Rockhounds] Do We Need a Category 6 Designation for Hurricanes?

[Paul]

Do We Need a Category 6 Designation for Hurricanes?
Global warming is leading to more intense storms well above the threshold for Category 5 hurricanes, scientists write in a new paper
by Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, February 6, 2024
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/do-we-need-a-new-category-for-hurricane-winds-180983746/

 Scientists explore whether to add a "Category 6" designation for hurricanes
Rebecca Hersher, National Public Radio, February 26, 2024
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/06/1229440080/scientists-explore-whether-to-add-a-category-6-designation-for-hurricanes
https://www.pbsnc.org/blogs/science/do-we-need-a-category-6-for-hurricanes/

 The open access paper is:

Wehner, M.F. and Kossin, J.P., 2024. The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(7), p.e2308901121.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2308901121#sec-1

 Yours,

Paul H.