We Should Use Central Pressure Deficit, Not Wind Speed, To Predict Hurricane Damage

ENN
Nov 8, 2017, 12:38 pm59 pts
The system for categorizing hurricanes accounts only for peak wind speeds, but research published in Nature Communications explains why central pressure deficit is a better indicator of economic damage from storms in the United States.

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