It runs Category 1-5 based on wind speeds. But that could change. Sign up for our Newsletters Phil Klotzbach is a research ...

NOAA The scale used to classify hurricanes needs to be updated, a number of scientists argued in a new study A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published earlier this ...

Four of the hurricanes are predicted to be major — meaning a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Category 3 ... when Silvers said the measurement was "off the charts." ...

This scale provides a straightforward ... making and encouraging appropriate preparedness measures. The Role of International Cooperation in Hurricane Research Hurricanes do not recognize national ...

Colorado State University's first forecast for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is less intense than 2024 forecast, but ...

Wind speed has historically been a favorite way to measure the strength of a hurricane, but scientists have noticed a shift in the types of damage happening in major storms today: Rain.