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Hurricane Ike Suggests Need to Modify Saffir-Simpson Scale Hurricane Measurement Metrics

by on September 14, 2008 in Change Management, Metrics, Social Media

Estimates of damage from Hurricane Ike and the reported death toll continue to rise far beyond what would be expected from the last Saffir-Simpson Scale reading of “a category 2 hurricane.” Hurricane Ike’s larger than category 2 impact suggests need to modify Saffir-Simpson Scale hurricane measurement and communication metrics. It is heartbreaking to see and [...]

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