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Exploring the need for a new category in hurricane intensity

Scientists suggest adding a Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale due to increasingly intense storms.

Scott Dance reports for The Washington Post.

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Oh good, hurricanes are getting so strong that we need a Category 6

Here’s a sign of where we’re at with the whole climate change thing: Scientists are calling for a new categorization in order to accurately describe just how powerful and destructive hurricanes are becoming.

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