Because of climate change... hurricanes of a new scale are hitting the world!

Written By طقس العرب on 2024/02/07

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - A recent scientific study clearly stated that climate change is causing hurricanes to exceed the usual records, to the point that it is necessary to add a new classification for their intensity. Accordingly, a new category called “Class 6” was proposed, in addition to the previous classification that ran from 1 to 5.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory noted that over the past decade, the world has seen five powerful storms that can be classified according to the new scale, “Category 6,” which is the new classification for hurricanes. This category includes all storms with sustained winds exceeding 309 kilometers per hour.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Studies have shown that massive hurricanes like these are becoming more likely due to increasing global warming and rising ocean and atmospheric temperatures.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Regarding this phenomenon, scientist Michael Weiner from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory said: “The wind speed of 309 kilometers per hour is faster than most Ferraris, and it is difficult to even imagine it. If you happened to be exposed to this type of tornado, it would be very dangerous.” &quot;.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The study, published in the journal &quot;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,&quot; proposes a modification to the hurricane scale, where it is suggested that the first category be between 119 and 153 kilometers per hour, and reaches the fifth category when wind speeds exceed 254 kilometers per hour, while the sixth category is added. For winds exceeding 309 kilometers per hour.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to researchers, the intensity of major storms increased significantly during the four-decade hurricane record period, The Guardian reported.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AB... is the impact of the climate crisis on the global economy?</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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