Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago'Category 5' was considered the worst hurricane. There's something scarier, study says.www.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down115
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-link'Category 5' was considered the worst hurricane. There's something scarier, study says.www.usatoday.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down4·5 months agoSince 1980, five storms have hit the hypothetical Cat 6 threshold of 192 mph….None on record before then.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoMeanwhile, Super Typhoon Tip (1979, with 190 mph sustained winds) be like:
minus-squareSagifurius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 months agohttps://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1930s/LaborDay/ IDK bout that https://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1950s/vera/index.html
Since 1980, five storms have hit the hypothetical Cat 6 threshold of 192 mph….None on record before then.
Meanwhile, Super Typhoon Tip (1979, with 190 mph sustained winds) be like:
https://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1930s/LaborDay/ IDK bout that https://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1950s/vera/index.html