Friday, February 23, 2018

New 'category 6' may be necessary to describe strengthening storms

Do we need a category six in defining storms? Some climate scientists think so, as tropical cyclones increase in duration, intensity, and strength. Climatologist Michael Mann said, "Scientifically, [six] would be a better description of the strength of 200 miles per hour storms, and it would also better communicate the well-established finding now that climate change is making the strongest storms even stronger." Related:

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/new-category-6-may-be-necessary-to-describe-strengthening-storms
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