I asked chatgpt to extend the current rating scale to go to a cat10:
Here’s the hypothetical hurricane scale as bullet points:
Category 1: 74-95 mph (119-153 km/h) – Minor damage, some roof and siding issues, shallow-rooted trees may topple.
Category 2: 96-110 mph (154-177 km/h) – Extensive damage, trees snap or are uprooted, considerable roof and siding damage.
Category 3: 111-129 mph (178-208 km/h) – Devastating damage, major damage to homes, power outages for days to weeks.
Category 4: 130-156 mph (209-251 km/h) – Catastrophic damage, roofs and walls heavily damaged, most trees snapped or uprooted.
Category 5: 157+ mph (252+ km/h) – Complete roof failure, total destruction of buildings, massive evacuations.
Category 6: 176-200 mph (283-322 km/h) – Total structural collapse, even reinforced buildings severely compromised, widespread uninhabitable areas.
Category 7: 201-225 mph (323-362 km/h) – Near total destruction of infrastructure, reinforced buildings reduced to rubble.
Category 8: 226-250 mph (363-402 km/h) – Entire cities leveled, widespread environmental collapse, extreme loss of life.
Category 9: 251-275 mph (403-443 km/h) – All above-ground structures destroyed, earth-scorching winds, transportation systems obliterated.
Category 10: 276+ mph (444+ km/h) – Apocalyptic damage, entire regions rendered uninhabitable, complete environmental devastation.