Hurricanes are getting so strong in a warming world that a Category 6 intensity should be added to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale, a new study finds.
Why it matters: The research shows how significantly climate change is altering storm intensity and other characteristics, as well as further underscoring the limitations of the scale.
Reality check: The paper, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, does not represent an official move by the National Hurricane Center to add another hurricane category.
But some nutjob will debate against the validity of the science, rather than the nuance of the article. And we’ll create this space for them and indulge and engage, validating them. So it’s still politics, see?
So it’s only politics to crazy people.
Crazy people vote in droves.