According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

Human-caused climate change is making major hurricanes like Melissa much stronger, faster and ultimately more ...

Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ ...

"Three separate lines of evidence." Experts call for new Category 6 to classify Melissa: 'It's impossible to boil the threats of a hurricane down' first appeared on The Cool Down.

NEW YORK — As global temperatures continue to increase, making storms more intense, some researchers say that the Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures a hurricane's wind speeds, doesn't adequately ...

Should there be a new designation for a Category 6 hurricane? It's been an idea that's been proposed dozens of times over the years, adding a new, stronger category to the Saffir-Simpson scale, and a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Saffir-Simpson scale, used by the National Weather Service, ranges from Category 1 to 5. Under this scale, a Category 5 hurricane is a storm with wind speeds of 157 mph or greater ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — For those who have lived in South Florida for many years, hurricane jargon may sound something like "If it's a category 3 or higher, look out!" But there have also been ...

A hurricane is a type of tropical system that forms either in the Atlantic or Pacific ocean, on either side of North America. These storms can range in size from small tropical wind storms to massive ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes on a 1-5 scale based on wind. Hurricane Sally gathered steam Monday as it moved east toward coastal Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The slow-moving ...