Well the answer is, according to the Washington Post, NOT 'climate change'
It is migration patterns that cause population relocation to cities that are in the paths of major storms. Houston is a prime example. The city has seen its population expand dramatically over the last couple of decades, and there is now urban sprawl. The population center is in the middle of a major storm path. So with new buildings popping up and expanding, any major storm, even if it misses the city center of Houston, can cause major destruction in the Houston area. Such is the same case in other areas.
Basically we are building homes in the paths of hurricanes.
Seems like we may not want to do that?
Conejo Malo, a club in downtown Houston, was severely damaged during a thunderstorm. (Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post)
It will cost Houston billions of dollars to recover from deadly storms that whipped hurricane-force winds through downtown buildings last week, experts estimate. But it no longer takes such an exceptional storm to destroy so much: The number of billion-dollar thunderstorms in the United States is rising dramatically, data show.
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It is migration patterns that cause population relocation to cities that are in the paths of major storms. Houston is a prime example. The city has seen its population expand dramatically over the last couple of decades, and there is now urban sprawl. The population center is in the middle of a major storm path. So with new buildings popping up and expanding, any major storm, even if it misses the city center of Houston, can cause major destruction in the Houston area. Such is the same case in other areas.
Basically we are building homes in the paths of hurricanes.
Seems like we may not want to do that?
The surprising reasons thunderstorms are more destructive than ever
A significant influence on the rising storm damage trend has little to do with the weather.
Scott DanceConejo Malo, a club in downtown Houston, was severely damaged during a thunderstorm. (Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post)
It will cost Houston billions of dollars to recover from deadly storms that whipped hurricane-force winds through downtown buildings last week, experts estimate. But it no longer takes such an exceptional storm to destroy so much: The number of billion-dollar thunderstorms in the United States is rising dramatically, data show.
FULL STORY AT LINK ABOVE
Same story is available here:
MSN
www.msn.com
