As global temperatures continue to increase, making storms more intense, some researchers say that the Saffir-Simpson scale, ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi, known as Pepito in the Philippines, will strengthen into a typhoon with the strength of ...

The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes on winds. The new proposed scale being devloped by Jennifer Collins. professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida includes ...

Hurricane Center hopes new cone stops 'fixation' on Saffir-Simpson Scale Before the new cone was first released for Hurricane Ernesto on Aug. 14, Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National ...

Video: Simulation shows full scale of damage on a house from Category 4 storm as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a ...

With extreme weather conditions, people directly impacted by the pending situation need to know how severe it will be.

Typhoon Kong-rey was the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Thursday as it made landfall near Chenggong, Taiwan, Thursday, local time. The observed ...

The scale that ranks hurricanes – officially known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is a rating based on maximum sustained wind speed, which ranges from 74 to 157 mph, or higher.

Hurricane Rafael has downgraded to a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale and is veering away from western Cuba. It is located around 135 miles west-southwest of Key West, Florida, and has ...