Hurricanes – and the storms like them around the planet – have actually been decreasing worldwide over the past 30 years or so, according to a study published this week. But at the same time, the damage they cause has been increasing.
Why have hurricanes been decreasing? Give thanks to La Niña.
“We attribute this decreasing global trend to the shift toward a more La Niña-like basic state in the overall tropical climate,” study co-lead author Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University told USA TODAY.