960 The Ref on MSN4 个月
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
One was a structural engineer who thought in the ways engineers are trained to — logically and result-oriented. The other, ...
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: What to expect from each storm category
Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories ...
Business Insider10 年
US Navy Saffir firefighting robot
The Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot, or SAFFiR, was developed by robotics experts at Virginia Tech. With two legs, and measuring five feet, ten inches tall, SAFFiR can maneuver in complex ...
The Weather Network6 个月
HURRICANES & TROPICAL STORMS
The intensity of Hurricanes is rated by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which assigns each storm a rating of 1-5 based on its wind speed. However it's important to note that the Saffir ...