What the Saffir-Simpson Scale Does Not Measure
The five hurricane categories rate sustained wind speed alone, leaving deadly storm surge and extreme rainfall entirely off the scale.
Topic
Tropical Cyclones
Stories tagged “Tropical Cyclones”.
Why tropical cyclones get names, and who chooses them
Predetermined lists managed by regional warning centres help forecasters avoid confusion when multiple storms churn across the oceans.
How storms get their names, and who keeps the lists
Five regional bodies set tropical cyclone names from pre-agreed lists; the US hurricane centre says an Atlantic name is retired only if a storm is deadly or costly enough.