How much wind does it take to uproot a tree? Not as much as you might think
High winds can cause a lot of damage, and the wind speed don't have to be as high as you may think. Do you know at what speed ...
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Category 1? Category 2? Here's the story behind the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
While doing a study of housing in hurricane-prone regions, Saffir realized that there was a need to describe the expected effects of hurricanes based on wind speed. He came up with a scale that ...