Should there be Category 6 designation for hurricanes?

Name: Should there be Category 6 designation for hurricanes?
Uploaded: 2024-02-06T09:45:00-0600
Duration: 3 min 46 s
Description: In a new study, published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that the scale has a "weakness," that it tops out at Category 5 even though "the destructive potential of the wind increases exponentially.

In a new study, published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that the scale has a "weakness," that it tops out at Category 5 even though "the destructive potential of the wind increases exponentially.