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 ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly strengthen to a major hurricane over the Caribbean and could end up being one ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — For those who have lived in South Florida for many years, hurricane jargon may sound something like "If it's a category 3 or higher, look out!" But there have also been ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers are proposing that our scale for measuring hurricanes is not good enough. In a new study, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) said we need a Category ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes on a 1-5 scale based on wind. Hurricane Sally gathered steam Monday as it moved east toward coastal Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The slow-moving ...

Hurricane Patricia is making its way toward Mexico as the strongest such storm in history — but it's technically only a Category 5. Its 190-mph wind speeds are much stronger than the hurricane ...

A handful of super powerful hurricanes in the last decade and the possibility of more in the future has led some experts to propose another category of major hurricanes: Category 6. Studies have shown ...

As hurricane Ian came closer to the west coast, it reached peak intensity as *** cat five before landfall in 2019. Hurricane Dorian. Another category five monster with winds reaching 185 MPH tore ...

Hurricane Ian approached Florida's coast Wednesday just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 storm, but what exactly does that mean? Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along ...

Modern cars can both drive and park themselves. Asking a tiny object called a cell phone a question can get you all the answers. You can buy a tiny airplane with a tiny camera on it and fly it over ...