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Nov 16, 2021, 7 tweets

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Early look at long term CONUS hurricane landfall & normalized damage trends through 2021 based on peer-reviewed research & official data

1āƒ£Overall landfalling CONUS hurricanes
Updated from @philklotzbach et al 2018
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-Dā€¦

2āƒ£Overall landfalling major CONUS hurricanes
Updated from @philklotzbach et al 2018
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-Dā€¦

3āƒ£Normalized CONUS damages to 2021$ values
Updated from @JessicaWeinkle et al 2018 nature.com/articles/s4189ā€¦

4āƒ£Overall North Atlantic tropical cyclone activity = above average
5āƒ£Overall North Hemisphere tropical cyclone activity = below average

Data: @CSUAtmosSci

6āƒ£Overall global TC frequency = ~average
7āƒ£Overall global TC intensity (ACE) = ~average

Figures: @RyanMaue

For more discussion of landfalling TCs around the world, see: rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/a-remarkableā€¦

BTW

Do these data indicate that climate change is not real or of concern?
No, of course not

Do these data indicate that anyone claiming more US hurricanes or global TCs & associated damage due to climate change is incorrect?
Yes they do

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