Hurricane Intensity Scale Creator Dies

By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences

Herbert Saffir, who devised a scale to measure hurricane intensity in 1969, answers questions from the media after a news conference announcing the reclassification of Hurricane Andrew in this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, file photo in Miami. Saffir, an engineer created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength and warn millions of an approaching storm's danger. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

(AP) -- Herbert Saffir, an engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength and warn millions of an approaching storm's danger, has died. He was 90.

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