alleryStart learning →The Saffir-Simpson scale decides a storm's category using which single factor?
ARain amount
BWind speed
CStorm diameter
DSea temperature
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Wind speed
The scale uses only wind speed to assign a category.
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