Lomborg: Despite hype, hurricanes not increasing in U.S.

Lomborg: Despite hype, hurricanes not increasing in U.S.

"We are exposed to an ever-increasing torrent of alarming climate news, with pictures of extreme weather events and destruction delivered on an hourly basis...the torrent of news is mainly caused by the CNN effect — many more cameras now capture every catastrophe and replay it 24/7. 
To make good policies, we need to look at long-term data.

• Much of the best data comes from the United States. And despite what you may hear over and again, Atlantic hurricanes are not becoming more frequent. In fact, the frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental United States has declined slightly since 1900...
• And there aren’t more powerful hurricanes, either. The frequency of Category 3 and above hurricanes making landfall since 1900 is also trending slightly down...