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> they're hitting places that didn't typically get hit in the past The human population is four times larger than it was in the 1970's, so there's more things
by GartzenDeHaes 3y ago
> they're hitting places that didn't typically get hit in the past
The human population is four times larger than it was in the 1970's, so there's more things to hit are they are often built in more marginal locations.
- zaccusl 3y agoCan you clarify? Are you saying that locations of the hurricanes have not changed, it's merely that there are now people/structures there so it's now noticeable? Or that humans are altering storm paths based on structural changes to the environment?
- GartzenDeHaes 3y agoJust making the observation that there are more humans and a larger built environment. When there is a natural disaster, there's likely to be more human impacts now than 50 years ago, regardless of the location or cause.
- ryathal 3y agoMostly the former. with more developed coastline and more people living there, more damage is going to happen. Could storms be altered by human activity? Sure, but it's very difficult to reconcile how much is human action vs a hurricane making landfall in an area that wasn't urban 50 years ago.