Re:We've already seen category 6 hurricanes – scientists wan...
by deprecative on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:47AM
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While I like a good conspiracy, it seems to me as though this was a perfectly appropriate outcome of technological advancement. Surely old storms would be biased high given a variety of reasons.
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Re:We've already seen category 6 hurricanes – scientists wan...
by sudenmorsian on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:16AM
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It's been acknowledged in the meteorological community that reconnaissance wind speed estimates for storms in the 1950s and 1960s have a high bias in the most intense storms, as the field was still in its infancy during that time period. Further advancement in later decades has improved the confidence in the estimates.
No conspiracy needed. After all, the first time a hurricane was intentionally flown into by a storm was only in 1943: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Surprise_Hurricane. The 1950s and 1960s are not that far removed from that initial attempt.