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Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island
      Sun Sep 01 2019 09:43 PM

Mike, what are your thoughts on extending the Saffir Simpson scale to H6 and H7 given this storm? Surely 185 sustained needs to be more than an H5. People listen to the size of the storm and not the speeds and H5 is a full 30 MPH slower than the current speed of Dorian. It's like the largest EF4 tornado ever measured.

I think it's a good idea. When the original scale was thought of, we did not yet recognize global warming. As our planet's weather patterns change it would be a good idea to update this scale. Stronger winds need to be measured beyond the scale we currently have. We need to accommodate for a changing future. Sorry if this is off topic. Just adding my two cents.

Here is a story that supports my view good read https://www.popsci.com/category-6-hurricane/
Let's stay on topic (on Dorian, right here, right now) and less on climate change or other secondary or tertiary discussion/theories. Feel free to open up a new topic "Climate change and Dorian?" or something like that in ASK/TELL. Thanks! - Ciel

Edited by cieldumort (Sun Sep 01 2019 11:18 PM)

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* Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island MikeCAdministrator Sun Sep 01 2019 09:43 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island cieldumortModerator   Mon Sep 02 2019 07:50 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island MikeCAdministrator   Mon Sep 02 2019 01:33 PM
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. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island Psyber   Mon Sep 02 2019 12:03 AM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 11:50 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island Psyber   Sun Sep 01 2019 11:23 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island cieldumortModerator   Sun Sep 01 2019 11:08 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island Psyber   Sun Sep 01 2019 10:55 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Grand Bahama Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 10:35 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island gvl, fl   Sun Sep 01 2019 10:21 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island Psyber   Sun Sep 01 2019 10:00 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island LadyStorm   Sun Sep 01 2019 09:43 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 08:52 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 07:26 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island Psyber   Sun Sep 01 2019 04:28 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island JMII   Sun Sep 01 2019 12:49 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 12:47 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island cieldumortModerator   Sun Sep 01 2019 12:03 PM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 11:10 AM
. * * Re: Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Approaches Abaco Island MikeCAdministrator   Sun Sep 01 2019 10:34 AM
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