Cyclone categories no longer fit for a heating planet:
Increasingly strong cyclones may mean a new higher-wind-speed category needs to be created, researchers say, as global heating ups the forces at play. …
climate change is turbo-charging cyclones to the point some forecasters and climate researchers say Category 5 is no longer severe enough.…
US researchers found five storms since 1980 would have qualified for the new category, with all five occurring since 2013.