We had 8 category 5 storms between 2003 and 2007, 6 category 5 storms between 1932 and 1938.
We've had only 2 Category 5 storms during the these decades: The 1920s, 50s, 70s and 1990s and so far in this decade we've only had 2 category 5 storms, including the present storm Irma.
What does that tell you?
Absolutely nothing, but if you're a climate change soothsayer it probably tells you that it's all about global warming.
Throughout the year variable temperatures occur on the earth... To obtain temperatures on any given day, from any given place and any given year and then extrapolate the earths future based on those temperatures is completely bogus and ridiculous.
Just as ridiculous as it is to say that because there was a hurricane last week and another one this week, global warming has arrived.
But if we can start calling these storms category 6, or 7 rather than 5 it makes it sound so much scarier and foreboding than just using the number 5.
Back in the day before NC-17, there were the unofficial XX, XXX, and XXXX movie ratings.
Yeah, well when Florida tips over and capsizes, you’ll be singing a different tune you heretic!
Cat-6 is on the political scale.
I can see where a hurricane with MSW’s of 200 mph could be classified as a Cat 6.
Not to mention that Category 5 Super Typhoons are a semi regular occurance in the Western Pacific basin.
It sounds like we need to go to 11.
Thespian Nigel explains the wisdom of having one extra level when you need the extra push
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o
“We’ve had 2 periods since the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale has been used where there were 4 category 5 hurricanes in a year.... Between Sept. 1932 and Sept. 1933, and then again in the year 2005. “
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Oh my,I was born in September,1932———so there were 4 Cat 5 hurricanes to celebrate my first year on earth. :-)
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