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Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure ...

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Thunderbolt force
Officially, the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale is used only to describe hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean and northern Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line. Other areas use different scales to label these storms, which are called "cyclones" or "typhoons", depending on the area.
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Speed supersonic jets
Shock wave at nuclear explosion
Hurricane force
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flagAustralia
5%
11%
79%
2%
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flagEstonia
21%
7%
71%
0%
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flagGreece
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25%
50%
18%
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flagRepublic of Ireland
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41%
0%
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25%
41%
25%
12
flagFrance
10%
30%
40%
20%
10
flagthe United States
10%
36%
39%
12%
88
flagPoland
9%
34%
36%
18%
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flagAustria
18%
31%
32%
12%
58
flagIndia
10%
51%
26%
10%
110
flagPakistan
16%
50%
25%
8%
12
flagthe United Kingdom
12%
37%
24%
24%
54
flagGhana
30%
30%
20%
20%
10
flagGermany
15%
44%
16%
21%
218
flagSwitzerland
13%
50%
13%
13%
22

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