There's also been a 30 year lull in Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico hurricane frequency. Of course, this lull led to complacency and greater building of homes on hurricane-threatened areas.
Just look at what happened when Andrew hit Florida many years ago; I remember my dad an I riding thru Miami heading to Key West about a year later, and the orange groves were still barren.
Now it seems, Andrew was just a preview. And Hugo. And Ivan. Nature's cycle is coming back up, and everyone was too complacent to see it coming. My dad remembers going thru 2 hurricanes during his childhood in Florida, and remembers hurricanes being more frequent during the 1950's-60's; Now we're seeing the frequency of Atlantic hurricanes going up, increasing the chance a big hurricane will hit a large populated area....and it just did.
It's a cycle...
Just look at what happened when Andrew hit Florida many years ago; I remember my dad an I riding thru Miami heading to Key West about a year later, and the orange groves were still barren.
Now it seems, Andrew was just a preview. And Hugo. And Ivan. Nature's cycle is coming back up, and everyone was too complacent to see it coming. My dad remembers going thru 2 hurricanes during his childhood in Florida, and remembers hurricanes being more frequent during the 1950's-60's; Now we're seeing the frequency of Atlantic hurricanes going up, increasing the chance a big hurricane will hit a large populated area....and it just did.