Post made with X They claim Hurricane Milton could be a “Category 6 hurricane.”
“It’s just an incredible hurricane.”
“I don’t need to tell you this, but global warming and climate change are causing this.”
Hurricane Milton has the potential to become a Category 6 hurricane. There was just a light drizzle 5 days ago.
Insane. pic.twitter.com/LqnuPjqKDi
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) October 7, 2024
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale uses a rating of 1 to 5 for hurricanes. The National Hurricane Center has not made any official move to update the scale.
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Florida is busy preparing for Hurricane Milton. Hurricane Milton is likely to be the worst storm to hit the Tampa Bay area in 100 years, the newspaper said. tampa bay times. (Related: Does viral video depict clouds formed by HAARP before Hurricane Milton?)
Post made with X Hurricane Milton claims to have the potential to become a “Category 6 hurricane.” of read the caption“It’s just an incredible, unbelievable hurricane,” “I don’t have to say, global warming, climate change leading to this Hurricane Milton could potentially become a Category 6 hurricane.” – It was barely raining 5 days ago. Insane.
That claim is false. There is no sixth category for hurricanes. National Hurricane Center hurricane price With the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Meter, you will see categories 1-5. The scale was the last one updated In 2012.
One X user replied to the post with: comment It says, “There is no such thing as a Category 6 hurricane. Stop this nonsense.”
National Hurricane Center I haven’t done it Made a formal move to add a sixth hurricane category. trusted sources already mentioned References to Category 6 hurricanes are purely hypothetical as the category does not exist.
Check Your Fact has reached out to the National Hurricane Center for comment.
