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There is no pattern. What is the pattern? It's such a limited and cherrypicked data set where you left out a huge number of years. Also, the amount of severe t

There is no pattern. What is the pattern? It's such a limited and cherrypicked data set where you left out a huge number of years. Also, the amount of severe tropical storms in australia has actually decreased since the 1970. Number of severe tropical storms per decade ( australian region ) 1970s -> 75 1980s -> 67 1990s -> 65 2000s -> 41 2010s -> 38 ( on track for 38 for the decade ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_region_tropical_cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_region_tropical_cyc... This is true in the US, australia, japan/pacific rim, etc. The data actually says that the number of severe storms are decreasing.

jussij 9y ago
From that same link that you provided take a look at the Damages column. Every single billion dollar storm has happened in the current decade. 2010–11 Yasi $3.56 billion 2011–12 Lua > $230 million 2012–13 Narelle $2.5 billion 2013–14 Ita $958 million 2014–15 Marcia > $732 million 2016–17 Ernie $1.8 billion The damages in previous years seem trivial by comparison. However, even these billion dollar damages will be dwarfed by the colossal damages that will result from the storm in Texas.
- eighthnate 9y ago
  > The damages in previous years seem trivial by comparison. That has more to do with the fact the australian economy and population has skyrocketed the past 40 years and australia has become more developed. And also it has more to do with location of the storms than anything else. > However, even these billion dollar damages will be dwarfed by the colossal damages that will result from the storm in Texas. Houston is a major metropolitan area and there are lots of people with lots of insurance and all that. Storms happen. Hurricanes happen. It has happened before. And there have been far more destructive hurricanes than harvey. Once again you just cherrypicked data.
  - jussij 9y ago
    Except your facts seem to be more fiction than fact. The Australian economy and population has not skyrocketed in the last 40 years: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/charts-australias-population-hit-a-record-high-in-2014-but-the-pace-of-growth-is-slowing-quickly-2015-6 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/charts-australias-populat... PS: Since I live in Australia the only skyrockets we see are the fireworks that are legal on the one and only day of the year that is Australia Day. > there have been far more destructive hurricanes than harvey. Interesting. Which hurricane might that be?

jussij 9y ago

From that same link that you provided take a look at the Damages column. Every single billion dollar storm has happened in the current decade. 2010–11 Yasi $3.56 billion 2011–12 Lua > $230 million 2012–13 Narelle $2.5 billion 2013–14 Ita $958 million 2014–15 Marcia > $732 million 2016–17 Ernie $1.8 billion The damages in previous years seem trivial by comparison. However, even these billion dollar damages will be dwarfed by the colossal damages that will result from the storm in Texas.

eighthnate 9y ago
> The damages in previous years seem trivial by comparison. That has more to do with the fact the australian economy and population has skyrocketed the past 40 years and australia has become more developed. And also it has more to do with location of the storms than anything else. > However, even these billion dollar damages will be dwarfed by the colossal damages that will result from the storm in Texas. Houston is a major metropolitan area and there are lots of people with lots of insurance and all that. Storms happen. Hurricanes happen. It has happened before. And there have been far more destructive hurricanes than harvey. Once again you just cherrypicked data.
- jussij 9y ago
  Except your facts seem to be more fiction than fact. The Australian economy and population has not skyrocketed in the last 40 years: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/charts-australias-population-hit-a-record-high-in-2014-but-the-pace-of-growth-is-slowing-quickly-2015-6 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/charts-australias-populat... PS: Since I live in Australia the only skyrockets we see are the fireworks that are legal on the one and only day of the year that is Australia Day. > there have been far more destructive hurricanes than harvey. Interesting. Which hurricane might that be?