Hurricanes Are Getting Too Large To Measure

Hurricanes are getting bigger and becoming more frequent...with the largest becoming too big to measure. A recent paper suggests we need a new way to measure these gigantic storms and help clarify the threat to the public. I want to take a look at what is actually happening, why are they getting worse and what it means for you and I.

Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2308901121

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Chapters
00:00 Hurricanes Are Getting too Big to Measure
3:35 The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
5:33 Hurricanes That Broke The Scale
7:01 The Destructive Power Of Wind
7:45 How Hurricanes Are Formed
9:30 Introducing Hurricane Category 6
11:22 How Warmer Water Temperatures Create Stronger Hurricanes
13:38 Can We Predict Hurricanes?
15:09 What Does This Mean For Us?
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