There are more people on Earth than ever before. There is more media on Earth than ever before. Because of the fact there are more people, there are many more

There are more people on Earth than ever before. There is more media on Earth than ever before. Because of the fact there are more people, there are many more developments. Places that were uninhabited now have large communities, infrastructure, etc. Weather that occurs in these places is going to create more damage than before. There is now more media to report on it. So, yes perhaps there are more catastrophic weather events than before. Is climate change the reason for this? Or are there simply more things to be destroyed by weather than ever before? A combination of this?