Hurricane Milton Shows How a Storm's Category Doesn't Tell the Full Story
Briefly

"Hurricane Milton may have diminished in wind speed, but the catastrophic threat posed by storm surge and rainfall remains significant, challenging existing classification systems."
"The Saffir-Simpson scale only considers wind speed, neglecting storm size, surge height, and rainfall levels, which have become crucial in assessing modern hurricanes."
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