Enhanced Hurricane Forecasting Tools to Now Cover Inland Risks, Aiming for Greater Preparedness

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This year, the National Hurricane Center plans to significantly enhance its renowned “cone of uncertainty” forecasting tools, which play a pivotal role in predicting the path and intensity of tropical storms. This update will extend its reach to encompass inland regions, acknowledging the often-overlooked fact that wind and flood damage can pose even greater threats […]

Considering a Category 6: Adapting the Hurricane Scale for an Era of Climate Change

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In recent years, we’ve witnessed the formation of exceptionally powerful tropical storms, prompting discussions among experts about the potential introduction of a new hurricane category: Category 6. This proposal stems from the observation that the most severe storms are intensifying due to climate change, challenging the adequacy of the current five-category Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, established […]