How are hurricane measured?

Question 1

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Answer 1

• 1-5 scale
• Measured the wind speed and storm surge of hurricanes
• Estimates how much damage a storm of a given magnitude will do.
• Category 5 = strongest and cataphoric damage
• Category 1 = weakest and limited damage

Question 2

Tropical storms

Answer 2

• Predictable compared to earthquake

- Don’t know size it will develop or what path it will take

Question 3

Hurricane return period

Answer 3

• Frequency at which a certain intensity of hurricane can be expected within a given distance of a given location.
• Not precise - no place names + it’s discontinuous

Red = more likely
Blue = less likely