Not many people know that
By Paul Homewood
Hurricane Helene has spawned the usual claims that global warming is making hurricanes more powerful, a belief supported by disinformation in the media.
I even saw a remarkably silly comment from someone today that when they look at Helene's report they can see climate change.
Two simple facts prove that this is nonsense.
First, official data shows that there is no increasing trend in the number of major hurricanes worldwide, i.e. the strongest ones:
https://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/Realtime/index.php?arch&loc=global
Second, NOAA clearly stated earlier this year that there is no clear evidence of hurricanes or major hurricanes making landfall in the United States. nor in the proportion of hurricanes that reach greater hurricane intensity in the wider Atlantic basin:
https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes
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