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Originally Posted by Fuzz

This is the best research I could find:


https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-war...nd-hurricanes/


I won't post all the text, but you can read the summary in section F. Sounds fairly inconclusive.

Well from the satellite era data, if you just take a sampling of what they call high intensity (cat 3 / 4 / 5 hurricanes).

the 60's were on pace for 31
the 70's had 29
the 80's had 30
the 90's had 41
the 00's had 69, and
the 10's have had 43 to date.

Its a pretty small sample, but I think its fair to say the high intensity storms are on an upward trajectory. You've gotta remember that in spite of a recent lul in the highest intensity storms, seeing an increase in 3 out of 4 measured periods is a trend, and the current decade will still finish as the second highest decade recorded.

It's also important to note that human caused climate change has been centuries in the making, and was already accelerating by the time these measurements begin, meaning a simple comparison like this cannot establish a good base line.