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Video: NOAA pilots fly into the eye of Hurricane Erin after extreme intensification

Hurricane Erin reached the maximum intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale last Saturday (16), becoming a category 5 storm with winds of up to 260 km/h (161 mph).

Is it time to rethink how we measure potential hurricane threats?

The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...