Is it time for a Cat 6?

[WesL]

Did anyone catch this article...

MSN

“Climate change has demonstrably made the strongest storms stronger,” said Michael Wehner, a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “Introduction of this hypothetical Category 6 would raise awareness of that.”

Wehner and James Kossin, a distinguished science adviser at the First Street Foundation, suggest the Category 6 label could go to any tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 192 mph — an intensity that five storms have surpassed since 2013.

At first, I was against this, but as I read through the discussion, I can see where this is a valid question. I've always wondered why they didn't update the lower levels up to take into account modern construction methods. Any thoughts?

 

[Atlantic]

I saw it though Discord.

I feel Category 6 is not needed.

Category 5 status states 157 mph +

 

[TH2002]

Did anyone catch this article...

MSN

At first, I was against this, but as I read through the discussion, I can see where this is a valid question. I've always wondered why they didn't update the lower levels up to take into account modern construction methods. Any thoughts?

The moment I saw the word "Berkeley", nah. Any proposal like this coming from the Bay Area is not worth paying attention to at all.