How Do Meteorologists Rank Hurricanes, and Will I Die?

It ’s that dread clock time of year again : meteorologists are sing abouthurricanes for the forthcoming time of year . After the widespread death and destruction these tropical tyrants brought on from Texas to Puerto Rico last year , hurricane have not been off our minds for long — if at all . I ’m shake in my boots .

Knowledge is one of the undecomposed way to cope with weather - induced stress . And when you ’re bombarded by warnings of a Category X hurricane , there ’s nothing more important to sympathise than the Saffir - Simpson plate .

This system ranks hurricane from 1 to 5 , with 1 being the weakest and 5 being the most acute based on their current of air fastness . But make no mistake : a family 1 hurricane can still do some serious damage . Watch the video above to learn more about how the scale is limit up and what the impacts are at different levels .

With climate variety warming the oceans and fire these whirlpool cyclones , more and more of them are going well above the scale ’s Category 5 threshold at some point in their life cycle . Maybe the shell will presently need a revamp ?

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