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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Wow. That's fast. Yesterday, they were talking about cat 3, ten or twelve hours ago the prediction was cat 4, and now we are at cat 5. And it still has to gobble up loads of energy from the Yakuzzi of Mexico, formerly knows as Golf of Mexico.

Is there actually a definition for cat 6?

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No official definition for cat 6. They stopped at cat 5 because its definition is basically complete devastation, as in all infrastructure broken and no normal building left standing. Cat 6 after that is the land torn away until bedrock remains, I guess.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 month ago

Since that scale was created, we've greatly improved building codes, so it might actually make sense.

[-] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Back to Square one

[-] satanmat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

As below there isn’t a Cat 6. However they have talked about adding it.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Given the temperature in the gulf, and future years with even more global warming, this might be a good idea.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Last report I heard says it's probably going to weaken a bit before landfall though due to wind shear. Though still potentially a cat 4.

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