Scientists are calling for a new Category 6 for hurricanes — because they already exist
As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, climate scientists are exploring how to better communicate their force to the public — including adding an extra category to reflect their power.
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![A Typhoon Haiyan survivor stands on top of wreckage from Typhoon Haiyan to watch a mass delivered by Pope Francis in Tacloban, Philippines, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. A rain-drenched but lively crowd wearing yellow and white raincoats welcomed Pope Francis in the typhoon-ravage central Philippine city of Tacloban early Saturday, chanting "Papa Francesco, Viva il Papa!" A Typhoon Haiyan survivor stands on top of wreckage](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7105015.1707146508!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/philippines-pope-asia.jpg)
As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, climate scientists are exploring how to better communicate their force to the public — including adding an extra category to reflect their power.