Do we need a 'Category 6' for hurricanes?

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Do we need a 'Category 6' for hurricanes?

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Feb 23, 2024

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Graihagh chats to the BBC World Service's Global Story podcast about a plan for a super-category for storms. Is climate change making them so powerful that we need a new grade?

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Feb 23, 2024

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