Hurricanes not becoming more frequent
Deaths from disasters are at an all-time low
Higher cost of disasters is due to greater wealth, not worse weather
No science for claims that climate will increase disaster deaths
My latest @Forbes — please share!
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Deaths from disasters are at an all-time low
Higher cost of disasters is due to greater wealth, not worse weather
No science for claims that climate will increase disaster deaths
My latest @Forbes — please share!
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
@Forbes Just 2,900 people lost their lives in natural disasters in the first half of 2020
That's far fewer than the average for same period during last 30 years or last 10 years
That's on top of a 92% decline in the decadal death toll from natural disasters since its peak in the 1920s
That's far fewer than the average for same period during last 30 years or last 10 years
That's on top of a 92% decline in the decadal death toll from natural disasters since its peak in the 1920s
@Forbes There's been no increase in the frequency of hurricanes
And the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts the max. intensity of Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms will rise 5% in the 21st Century, but their frequency will decline 25%
And the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts the max. intensity of Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms will rise 5% in the 21st Century, but their frequency will decline 25%
“Hurricanes in the future may be more intense than today’s hurricanes,” said @RogerPielkeJr “but in the context of a 90% reduction in vulnerability, our disaster preparedness dwarfs the change in whatever your favorite hurricane metric is.”
