Name: Are All These Natural Disasters Normal? | The New York Times
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there's been probably four major hurricanes in that time.

--very, very severe wildfire season in the West.

Literally driving through a fire at the moment.

But some of it may also be a harbinger of things to come.

Earthquakes-- the frequency of earthquakes

and also an 8.0 earthquake within two weeks of each other

The fact that they both happened in Mexico is a little unusual.

of the big earthquakes, actually, in the world

happen in places where there's not a lot of people.

Some of what's been happening is related to climate change.

because there's some element of normality and nature involved.

But there's a lot of human influence here.

It's been very dry, climate change-related.

And also, there's certain insect infestations

that are now worse because of climate change that

The human desire to live close to nature sort of plays

into the whole "what's going on here" feeling,

have happened somewhere in the Rockies and nobody lived there.

Now the same wildfire might happen in the same location.

the months of August, September, and October

Some years, you don't get many hurricanes at all.

It is probably a little unusual that several of them

You want a big database of things to study.

And with hurricanes, with, like, 12 or 15 storms every year,

that's not a huge number that you're working with.

But some scientists say the intense season we've had

is more likely to repeat itself in years ahead.

Scientists are pretty confident that climate change

will make hurricanes worse for two reasons.

The other impact is that sea levels are rising.

Some point, particularly if you're personally

the scientific explanation is not enough.

Whether you blame nature or some higher being,

to be in awe and a little scared or a lot scared

at what can happen to you in these events is a good thing.

It probably means you prepare for them better.

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Are All These Natural Disasters Normal? | The New York Times

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