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Why do weather experts believe a new hurricane category is necessary?
To accommodate more powerful storms caused by climate change
What distinguishes hurricanes from typhoons according to the text?
Their geographical location of occurrence
What does Dr. James Kossin hope to achieve by suggesting the need for a category 6 hurricane?
Enhance communication about risk due to climate change
How are hurricanes and typhoons related based on the information provided?
They are two different names for the same weather phenomenon
What causes hurricanes to become more powerful and have higher wind speeds according to Dr. Kossin?
Increased greenhouse gas emissions heating oceans
Learn about the proposal by weather experts to create a new category for hurricanes due to increasing storm intensity caused by climate change. Find out about the current hurricane scale and the need for a category six. Explore the impact of climate change on hurricane strength.
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