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Doesn't seem out of line with casual observations. The last really disastrous hurricane was Katrina and that was over a decade ago.
by ams6110 9y ago
Doesn't seem out of line with casual observations. The last really disastrous hurricane was Katrina and that was over a decade ago.
- tzs 9y agoHow disastrous a hurricane is depends both on how strong it is and where it goes. Since Katrina there have been 4 Atlantic hurricanes (not counting Irma) that were as strong or stronger, and one that was just slightly weaker. They all devastated places that they hit, but they managed to not hit any major large population areas so they did not cause as much damage as Katrina.
- mc32 9y agoWhile maintaining human induced climate influence, I think it's important to remember coastal areas were not as populated 50, 100 years ago. So what might have affected 100,000 people 70 years ago might affect 500,000 today, given pip increases and urbanization and paving over (as opposed to historical gravel).