http://www.levif.be/actualite/environne ... 19415.html
http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/irma-jose- ... 51807.html
http://www.bfmtv.com/planete/irma-comme ... 52250.html
I would not make Nieme moralistic speech and flap joy ... just an image that sums up AMHA the situation ...
The curvature of the Earth indicates the immensity of the Hurricane photo ... (I do not know which is ...) below Harvey and Irma side by side ...
Finally this image (NBC TV screenshot) is quite significant of the evolution of the hurricane extent, an 5 2017 hurricane grade has a 4 diameter times greater than an 5 1992 category... or a bigger 16 surface! What will be in 20 years ????
Indeed, the scale of Saffir-Simpson does not take into account the surface of the storms but their meteorological intensity, ie the strength of the winds and the height of the waves (the 2 are linked ...): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89che ... ir-Simpson
It may be necessary to think about revising the method of calculation ... some have already proposed:
Some scientists, including Kerry Emanuel and Lakshmi Kantha, have criticized this scale for being too simplistic, indicating that the scale does not take into account the physical size of the storm and the rate of precipitation it produces.
See: https://www.livescience.com/426-wilma-r ... eeded.html