DA, the frequency of severe disasters, especially destructive tornadoes, floods and fires is far greater than ever in the past.
Is there any evidence for this, or is this just one of those things that you think you saw on TV somewhere, like those "tropical zebras in arctic ice"?
Fires are much less destructive nowadays, 'cos buildings are more fireproof and we have fire brigades. I should guess that they're also less common
per capita due to the reduced popularity of naked flames for lighting and heating.
I'm not sure who's been counting tornados, but given that there's more stuff to destroy, you may inadvertently be right.
As for floods, I'm sure that history must record
some floods more destructive than New Orleans ... I can't quite think of one right now ... can anyone give Buzsaw an example of a big flood?