00:00What if I told you the hurricane scale we've used for decades could be putting lives at risk?
00:05Every hurricane is given a category from 1 to 5.
00:08But here's the shocking truth.
00:10That number only measures wind.
00:12It ignores the deadliest threats, storm surge and rainfall.
00:16And those two account for nearly 80% of hurricane-related deaths.
00:20Remember Hurricane Katrina?
00:21It was labeled a Category 3.
00:23But over 1,800 people died, not from wind, but from catastrophic flooding.
00:29Same with Hurricane Florence in 2018.
00:32Category 1.
00:34Yet it killed 55 people due to massive floods.
00:37The problem?
00:38People see a low category and think they're safe.
00:40They don't evacuate.
00:42They don't prepare.
00:43That's why scientists created a new six-category system.
00:47It's called the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale.
00:50And it finally includes wind, rainfall and storm surge.
00:53All the real dangers.
00:54In tests, people who saw this new system were far more likely to take action and evacuate.
01:00Lives are on the line.
01:01And with stronger storms hitting us every year, experts say now is the time to make the switch.
01:06The
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