Hurricanes aren’t increasing in frequency and deaths from disasters are at a record low. AP, NASA, GettyAs Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, scientists, journalists, and activists are blaming climate change for what they say are worsening natural disasters. Given the flood of alarming news about climate change, many will be surprised to learn that hurricanes aren’t increasing in frequency, and that deaths from natural disasters are at their lowest point in 120 years. “A total of 2,900 people lost their lives in natural disasters in the first half of the year,” announced Munich Re on July 23, “much lower than the average figures for both the last 30 years and the last 10 years.”There has been 92% decline in the decadal death toll from natural disasters since its peak in the ... [+] 1920s. It’s huge and can’t be overstated.”But aren’t natural disasters becoming more expensive?

Source: Forbes August 27, 2020 05:17 UTC