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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At 149 miles an hour, the world’s fastest roller coaster, Formula Rossa in Abu Dhabi, is so quick that riders must don goggles to protect their eyes from the wind. But even the formidable Formula ...

The easiest and most straightforward way to measure a hurricane's strength is to use the Saffir-Simpson scale. Divided into five categories, the scale designates each hurricane based on its sustained ...

HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LEARN FROM IT. ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. YEAH. A NEW STUDY CLAIMS THE CURRENT WAY WE MEASURE HURRICANES IS, QUOTE, INADEQUATE AND NEEDS TO CHANGE. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC ...

One was a structural engineer who thought in the ways engineers are trained to — logically and result-oriented. The other, was a meteorologist who, at age 6, had survived one of the deadliest ...

Editor's note: Read USA TODAY's coverage of Helene's landfall and impacts for Friday, Sept. 27. As monster storms like Helene approach the U.S., meteorologists use five categories to help signal the ...