"Rising Intensity: The Case for a Category 6 Hurricane"

Scientists propose the addition of a new category, category six, to the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to measure hurricanes with wind speeds exceeding 192 mph, as a result of climate change. They argue that the current scale underestimates the risk posed by increasingly powerful storms, which are becoming more common due to warming oceans. The addition of category six would better reflect the potential damage caused by these mega-hurricanes, which are fueled by the increased heat energy in the oceans.