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How a mammoth hurricane rapidly intensifies in mere hours
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHurricane Patricia grew into one of the most intense storms ever recorded as it swirled into western...
You're gonna need a bigger number: Scientists consider a Category 6 for mega-hurricane era
LA Times via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe destructive Category 5 Hurricane Dorian was photographed from the International Space Station as...
Higher category needed for hurricanes, study says
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPeople photograph a swollen Guadalupe River as it sweeps past a debris covered bridge Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Gruene, Texas. Storms that day socked an...
"Category 6": Mega-hurricanes becoming so strong they need new category, scientists say
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSatellite image of Hurricane Katia HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images As the effects...
Should there be a Category 6 for hurricanes? These climate scientists say yes
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs temperatures rise and the world’s oceans store more potential fuel for storms, a new study...
Engineering holds answer to hurricane protection
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of the most powerful hurricane winds to ever strike land. These Category 5 winds can...
Hurricane Otis: How a tropical storm turned into a 'nightmare scenario' overnight
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn a single day, Hurricane Otis went from a nuisance to a monster. Otis, which made landfall near...
58 people still missing, including 11 Americans, week after Hurricane Otis made landfall in Mexico
ABC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA week after a powerful Category 5 hurricane hit Acapulco, Mexico, at least 58 people are still...
Researchers say modern, powerful hurricanes need a new category
Scripps News via AOL· 3 months agoA hurricane heads toward Florida. Since the 1970s, hurricane wind strength has been measured using...
Does the hurricane scale need a Category 6? New study fuels debate
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoResearchers say five storms since 2013 had wind speeds that could categorize them as a Category 6...