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November 23, 2007
Co-Creator Of Hurricane Scale
Co-Creator Of Hurricane Scale Dies In Florida (KTAL Shreveport)
(Miami) -- An engineer credited as a co-creator of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale has died. According to the "Miami Herald," Herbert Saffir's died of a heart attack on Thanksgiving eve at South Miami Hospital.
Creator of hurricane intensity scale dies (19 Action News Cleveland)
Associated Press - November 23, 2007 11:43 AM ET MIAMI (AP) - The structural engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength has died.


