Hurricane Patricia had the strongest sustained ... the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which measures the intensity of tropical cyclones. Where a hurricane falls within ...

Climate change is believed to be a driving factor behind the increasing intensity ... the scale’s effectiveness without the need for a new category. Historical hurricanes like Hurricane Patricia ...

including Hurricane Patricia, which hit Mexico, in 2015 and Super Typhoon Haiyan, a 2013 devastating storm in the Philippines. "Our results are not meant to propose changes to this scale ...