WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » warning http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Do We Need a New Hurricane-Rating System? http://wbsm.com/do-we-need-a-new-hurricane-rating-system/ http://wbsm.com/do-we-need-a-new-hurricane-rating-system/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:02:39 +0000 Amy Sciarretto http://tsminteractive.com/?p=143427 Weather-industry insiders feel that the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which rates hurricane strength on a scale of Category 1 (weakest) through 5 (strongest), is inadequate.

Some say changes need to be made, since the current system doesn't include enough information about the storm, that it only denotes wind speed. It reveals little detail about the tidal surge, which is what actually causes the most deaths and damage.

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