Not more storms

Have you seen the Facebook memes mocking media reporting of Hurricane Florence? It seems there has been some exaggeration. 

Have you heard claims that "scientists say" hurricanes are getting more numerous and destructive because of climate change? That too is questionable.

A branch (GFDL) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updated their report on "Global Warming and Hurricanes" dated June 8, 2018, looking for this connection over the last 120 years.

Here is their summary statement: 

In summary, neither our model projections for the 21st century nor our analyses of trends in Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm counts over the past 120+ yr support the notion that greenhouse gas-induced warming leads to large increases in either tropical storm or overall hurricane numbers in the Atlantic.