It is very devastating to hear about extreme weather, storm surges and climate change. For those who are familiar with the metric system: On screen at 0:50: " Category // Windspeed (km/h) // Damage at Landfall Category 1: 119-153, Minimal Category 2: 155-177, Extensive Category 3: 179-208, Devastating Category 4: 209-251, Catastrophe Category 5: >=252, Great Catastrophe " At 0:51: "A storm becomes a Category 1 hurricane when winds reach 119 kilometers per hour. This kind of speed can damage roofs, sidings and knock larges branches out of trees." At 1:01: "Major hurricanes start at Category 3 once winds increase to 179 kilometers per hour. They can cause devastating destruction to well-constructed buildings. And there's a high chance of injury or death." At 1:12: "Category 5 hurricanes have winds over 252 kilometers per hour and are the top of the scale. These systems can devastate large areas, leaving them uninhabitable for months." At 1:30: "Storm surge happens when winds push water from the sea onto the land, flooding large areas. It's fast, powerful, and can send 3 to 6 meters of water several kilometers inland from the coast." At 1:41: "Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest storms to ever hit the mainland United States. But its 204 kilometer-per-hour winds meant it was only classified as a Category 3 when it made landfall in Louisiana."
Finally, a video about flaws in the Saffron Simpson scale. I wish there was more focus on hurricane misratings, because most everyone else focuses way too much on tornado misratings.
Thank you very much! I live in Southeast Texas and we are very prone to hurricanes. We recently survived Hurricane Laura. We also endured Hurricane Harvey and Imelda.
Our country (Philippines) is also prone to typhoons. The most intense and devastating typhoon that ever hit ug was the Typhoon Haiyan (Bagyong Yolanda)
Honestly yes winds can be bad. But storm surge is by far the worse thing in a hurricane. During Sandy, only a Category 1 with 80 mph sustained winds at landfall here in NJ. But it was such a large hurricane and produced a storm surge over 10 feet. We should measure hurricanes by different things, winds yes, but also storm surge, rainfall, forward movement, geographic size, central pressure, and more.
Wind , Storm surge , rainfall , size , Pressure , should be all used as one , and if they want to use just one , then wind is not the best thing to use , for a one system scale , pressure would work best , pretty much pressure is mostly = to storm surge in power. it also shows the winds and size in a way , if you keep the pressure the same but increese the winds , the storm will shrink , but if you grow the storm fat , the winds go down , this is why sandy had cat 4 storm surge but cat 1 winds , cause it was very wide.
Bro, Sandy was a Cat 1 to Tropical Storm at landfall, and was one of the worst storms ever, that's what happens when storms hit the North East, they turn to Super Storms!!
Well the reason for that was because Sandy was very large. Over a thousand miles across. So a larger area was affected. And because it was so large more force occurred to push water at the coast causing record flooding. Also Sandy collied with a Arctic Front and transformed into a Post-Tropical Cyclone. Don’t like the term “Superstorm” as it’s not a scientific term. But I see your point. Sandy type storms are pretty bad. And their getting worse.
I weathered Sandy at sea 100 miles north of the DR in my 33' steel sailboat. At least it was warm, the storms in the southern ocean brought snow and hail. Nearly froze my butt off down there!
There should be different categories for different parts of a hurricane. Like category for rain amount or flooding potential. The one that hit around Houston recently was cat 1 I believe but it stalled and dumped 25 inches of rain. So it would be like cat 1 hurricane with cat 5 flooding potential. I think it would make people more aware of devastating affects though the hurricane itself wasn't potentially dangerous. There's been cat 3's hit with not a whole lot of flooding because of it's faster moving pace. Cat 3 cat 1 or 2 potential flood risk. Just sayin
Its funny because some websites will state that Katrina was a Cat 5. The amount of damage was amplified because of the failing levy which was brought up in local and state conversations but largely ignored. Why was no one held accountable for this?
Severe thunderstorm? Tornado? Flood? Hurricane, typhoon, cyclone? volcano? Wildfire? Earthquake? Where do you live, a bunker 50 miles underground on antarctica?
Ok why do Americans don't construct strong houses in these areas, I live in area which experienced the largest cyclone yet still homes aren't that damaged.
A earthquick is gonna hit my country in 6pm goodluck for me😢😢 and its raining dad got an alert about a earthquick hitting my country my country is phillippines
It is very devastating to hear about extreme weather, storm surges and climate change.
For those who are familiar with the metric system:
On screen at 0:50: "
Category // Windspeed (km/h) // Damage at Landfall
Category 1: 119-153, Minimal
Category 2: 155-177, Extensive
Category 3: 179-208, Devastating
Category 4: 209-251, Catastrophe
Category 5: >=252, Great Catastrophe
"
At 0:51: "A storm becomes a Category 1 hurricane when winds reach 119 kilometers per hour. This kind of speed can damage roofs, sidings and knock larges branches out of trees."
At 1:01: "Major hurricanes start at Category 3 once winds increase to 179 kilometers per hour. They can cause devastating destruction to well-constructed buildings. And there's a high chance of injury or death."
At 1:12: "Category 5 hurricanes have winds over 252 kilometers per hour and are the top of the scale. These systems can devastate large areas, leaving them uninhabitable for months."
At 1:30: "Storm surge happens when winds push water from the sea onto the land, flooding large areas. It's fast, powerful, and can send 3 to 6 meters of water several kilometers inland from the coast."
At 1:41: "Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest storms to ever hit the mainland United States. But its 204 kilometer-per-hour winds meant it was only classified as a Category 3 when it made landfall in Louisiana."
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In 2017 Florida man (s) where shooting at hurricane Irma lol
@@superstormthunder3 natural selection at its finest
@@BGTech1 i love nature lol
Finally, a video about flaws in the Saffron Simpson scale. I wish there was more focus on hurricane misratings, because most everyone else focuses way too much on tornado misratings.
Wow. Those surges are practically tsunamis.
@QTee That's heartbreaking.
Yup, Sandy in 2012 was only a Cat 1 at landfall but literally all of lower Manhattan was under 15 feet of water.
@QTee it’s just at sea level
Small tsunamis, not the large one's.
Thank you very much! I live in Southeast Texas and we are very prone to hurricanes. We recently survived Hurricane Laura. We also endured Hurricane Harvey and Imelda.
Our country (Philippines) is also prone to typhoons. The most intense and devastating typhoon that ever hit ug was the Typhoon Haiyan (Bagyong Yolanda)
@@arc7495 Stay safe!
Now you got delta to deal with
@@brendakrieger7000 thanks!
Typhoon Chan-Hom is threatening Japan right now
Tech insider, you know that in 98% of other countries your miles per hour values means nothing to the viewers?
We were recently hit by Typhoon Bavi, luckily we pulled through and remained strong
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We have had 25 named storms and only early October. 2020 has been crazy. Definitely the most active hurricane season on record.
2005, 26
china don't produce enough pollution so the world is on the cold side.. so more storm... i just enough my early winter... and short summer.
@@campkira what?
It’s surprising that 2020 had no Category 5 Hurricanes form (Iota was a Cat 5 but was downgraded to a Cat 4)
The intensity of a hurricane is measured by how low the pressure is. It isn’t the wind speed. Wonder why she never mentioned that.
No it isn't. Only by wind. The old model did, but they revised it.
I would say it has to do with the tide and the pull of the moon. If the tide is high the water surge will be high and worse.
Honestly yes winds can be bad. But storm surge is by far the worse thing in a hurricane. During Sandy, only a Category 1 with 80 mph sustained winds at landfall here in NJ. But it was such a large hurricane and produced a storm surge over 10 feet. We should measure hurricanes by different things, winds yes, but also storm surge, rainfall, forward movement, geographic size, central pressure, and more.
Wind , Storm surge , rainfall , size , Pressure , should be all used as one , and if they want to use just one , then wind is not the best thing to use , for a one system scale , pressure would work best , pretty much pressure is mostly = to storm surge in power.
it also shows the winds and size in a way , if you keep the pressure the same but increese the winds , the storm will shrink , but if you grow the storm fat , the winds go down , this is why sandy had cat 4 storm surge but cat 1 winds , cause it was very wide.
@josh19941016 yup. Size and pressure is important
Bro, Sandy was a Cat 1 to Tropical Storm at landfall, and was one of the worst storms ever, that's what happens when storms hit the North East, they turn to Super Storms!!
Well the reason for that was because Sandy was very large. Over a thousand miles across. So a larger area was affected. And because it was so large more force occurred to push water at the coast causing record flooding. Also Sandy collied with a Arctic Front and transformed into a Post-Tropical Cyclone. Don’t like the term “Superstorm” as it’s not a scientific term. But I see your point. Sandy type storms are pretty bad. And their getting worse.
@@superstormthunder3 Yep
I weathered Sandy at sea 100 miles north of the DR in my 33' steel sailboat. At least it was warm, the storms in the southern ocean brought snow and hail. Nearly froze my butt off down there!
@ronkirk50 don’t forget that Hurricane Sandy brought blizzards to West Virginia
Why does the notifications don't notify me immediately
Yeah me too, the notification comes always late. Like after 5 minutes or 10 after the video is uploaded.
Time differences.
Ikr. RUclips is slacking
It really should be both Water & Wind combined to decide that.
Not just that two but forward speed, size, and more. So much more to Hurricanes than just winds
Haha water go splash
Hurricane go brrr
I had a long email argument with someone at NHC after Katrina about how pathetic it is to call Katrina a CAT 3 at landfall.
There should be different categories for different parts of a hurricane. Like category for rain amount or flooding potential. The one that hit around Houston recently was cat 1 I believe but it stalled and dumped 25 inches of rain. So it would be like cat 1 hurricane with cat 5 flooding potential. I think it would make people more aware of devastating affects though the hurricane itself wasn't potentially dangerous. There's been cat 3's hit with not a whole lot of flooding because of it's faster moving pace. Cat 3 cat 1 or 2 potential flood risk. Just sayin
This is why I don't live next to the ocean
This is why Americans should not build their homes out of cardboard.
@Da Hias even concrete structures can still be flooded and cause damage.
I live near a ocean and where I am hurricanes aren’t a thing
@Paow0w 27 where do you live.....?
Its funny because some websites will state that Katrina was a Cat 5. The amount of damage was amplified because of the failing levy which was brought up in local and state conversations but largely ignored. Why was no one held accountable for this?
while its true the levy did make it worse , in therms of its pressure it had cat 5 pressure , but cat 3 winds.
@@mario927265 it was cat 5 but weakened by landfall
@@FirstnameLastname-zc6ym im talking about landfall , where the winds went cat 3 , but still had cat 5 pressure.
I've never experienced a natural disaster.
Severe thunderstorm? Tornado? Flood? Hurricane, typhoon, cyclone? volcano? Wildfire? Earthquake? Where do you live, a bunker 50 miles underground on antarctica?
@@subsnovideos-ur4cn I have experienced ton of natural disasters Cyclone, floods, earthquakes and Severe thunderstorms
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Because storms reach farther than the surge along the coast line
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we can also start naming hurricanes like real shit, like Hurricane SuperNovaX193, unlike *“Hurricane Sandy.”*
Hurricane Dorian had cat 6 wind speeds
Check out Devon William’s Cyclone Damage Potential Scale instead then! Far better!
Hello Strat!!! I think the SSHWS is better than CDPS tbh
This is real world math!
Ok why do Americans don't construct strong houses in these areas, I live in area which experienced the largest cyclone yet still homes aren't that damaged.
Cause building codes don't enforce hurricane proof-Ness as part of vital necessities
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Can you please use the metric system as well?!
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If you think hurricane ratings are bad, wait until you see how tornadoes are rated lol
They’re both equally bad. The tornado rating issue is just more overrated, while critics tend to ignore hurricane misratings.
A earthquick is gonna hit my country in 6pm goodluck for me😢😢 and its raining dad got an alert about a earthquick hitting my country my country is phillippines
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The relationship between hurricanes and climate change is complicated
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