2006-06-13 14:56:12 · 4 answers · asked by Your Seester 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Expecting some winds to blow tonight, little seester?? (or something else??)
The current scale for measuring hurricanes is known as the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale. The scale was developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and Bob Simpson, at that time the director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
The initial scale was developed by Saffir while on commission from the United Nations to study low-cost housing in hurricane-prone areas. While performing the study, Saffir realized there was no simple scale for describing the likely effects of a hurricane. Knowing the utility of the Richter magnitude scale in describing earthquakes, he devised a 1–5 scale based on wind speed that showed expected damage to structures. Saffir gave the scale to the NHC, and Simpson added in the effects of storm surge and flooding. The scale does not take into account rainfall or location, which means a Category 2 hurricane that hits a major city will likely do far more damage than a Category 5 hurricane that hits a rural area.
Check out the link below for a full description of each category. Good Night!
2006-06-13 15:09:26 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are accounts of hurricane damage to buildings from China dating back over 2000 years. I am unaware of any earlier records.
2006-06-13 22:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was about to say something along the lines that the person above me copy/pasted, because I had a section written about this in my senior paper.
But what they said is right because I did research on it...
2006-06-13 23:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Bean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the pressure becomes conclusive.
2006-06-13 21:59:51 · answer #4 · answered by ajmiester_22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋