Obituary: Saffir, Hurricane Damage Expert
Herbert Saffir, credited with creating the SS scale [AccuWeather] [WikiPedia] of hurricane intensity died today of surgery complications at the age of 90.
The scale, which ranks hurricanes from Categories 1 through 5, was created by Saffir in 1969 and expanded by Robert Simpson, NHC director, in the 1970's. Simpson is now 95 years old.
Herbert Saffir poses with an old copy of the Saffir/Simpson Scale during an interview at his office, July 11, 2007 in Coral Gables, Fla. Saffir, an engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength and warn millions of an approaching storm's danger, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 . He was 90. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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