Sharkicanes?
Since 1980, five storms have hit the hypothetical Cat 6 threshold of 192 mph….None on record before then.
I wonder how much of that is due to not having the ability to measure the speeds, vs anything to do with global warming, (not saying I don’t believe in global warming and our role in it) but it’s similar to how some people think mental issues like ADHD or Autism and even things like gender dysphoria are on the rise, when in reality a lot of it is just better methodology and tracking of diagnosis.
Meanwhile, Super Typhoon Tip (1979, with 190 mph sustained winds) be like:
“If there are things that emergency managers would do differently, or the public might do differently because a storm has 195 mph winds versus 160 mph winds, then maybe the categories should be changed,” he said. “Personally, I’m getting out of the way if it’s 165 mph winds or 195 mph winds.”
A valid issue, there’s not much point to adding a category if there’s nothing extra that needs to be done for it.
Still, though, I can imagine there being a few possible issues. If a hurricane is strong enough that it’s going to literally level a city completely, like the 1900 Galveston hurricane that killed 8000 people and is the reason that Houston is the biggest city in Texas instead, then that might change some decisions when it comes to how to go about evacuating. I don’t live anywhere that a hurricane would ever hit, but if I knew “my house is likely to be damaged or maybe collapse” versus “my house is going to be erased so thoroughly you’d need GPS to know where it once stood” then I’d put different stuff in my car before getting out of town.
Good news! Florida is FUCKED!
Yeah. It’s so awesome when innocent people die because the hive mind has decided that an entire state full of people’s lives are inconsequential in comparison to their shit sensationalist views!
A Category 5.1 hurricane. It hits with the force of the inevitable explosion scene right after you turn up your home theater to hear the dialog.