Hurricane Patricia is expected to make landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast later today.
It is a category 5 hurricane. But that's only because the scale goes no higher than 5.
Category 1 has sustained winds from 104-133 kph.
Category 2 has sustained winds from 135-154 kph.
Category 3 has sustained winds from 156-198 kph.
Category 4 has sustained winds from 199-220 kph.
Category 5 is everything higher than that.
Figure out what you think a consistent classification for an upper limit for category 5 ought to be.
Radar returns from Hurricane Patricia are showing 325kph sustained winds.
This planet's climate is no longer like that of the planet for which the scale was designed.
It is a category 5 hurricane. But that's only because the scale goes no higher than 5.
Category 1 has sustained winds from 104-133 kph.
Category 2 has sustained winds from 135-154 kph.
Category 3 has sustained winds from 156-198 kph.
Category 4 has sustained winds from 199-220 kph.
Category 5 is everything higher than that.
Figure out what you think a consistent classification for an upper limit for category 5 ought to be.
Radar returns from Hurricane Patricia are showing 325kph sustained winds.
This planet's climate is no longer like that of the planet for which the scale was designed.