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> It is objectively, quantitatively true that weather disasters are getting more frequent and more severe. From the article, storms may be getting slightly mor
by lloyddobbler 7y ago
> It is objectively, quantitatively true that weather disasters are getting more frequent and more severe.
From the article, storms may be getting slightly more severe - but "more frequent" is incorrect:
> Scientific studies indicate a warming world has slightly stronger hurricanes, but they don’t show an increase in the number storms hitting land, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said. He said the real climate change effect causing more damage is storm surge from rising seas, wetter storms dumping more rain and more people living in vulnerable areas.
Now, we all should do what we can to address it - but we all should also examine whether we're picking and choosing only scientific observations that support our feelings/pre-conceived notions while discarding the rest of the data.
- westurner 7y agoThe article seems to have focused on perceptions of persons who aren't concerned with taking an evidence-based look (at various types of storms: floods, cyclones (i.e. hurricanes), severe thunderstorms, windstorms. Regardless, costs are increasing. I've listed a few sources here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20925127 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20925127 "2017: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I" > "Chapter 9: Extreme Storms" lists a number of relevant Key Findings with supporting evidence (citations) and degrees of confidence: https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/9/ https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/9/