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> 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
by 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 agoExcept 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?