The most destructive hurricanes are hitting US more often

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that big, destructive hurricanes are hitting the U.S. three times more frequently than they did a century ago.
Experts generally measure a hurricane’s destruction by adding up how much damage it did to people and cities. That can overlook storms that are powerful, but that hit only sparsely populated areas. A Danish research team came up with a new measurement that looked at just the how big and strong the hurricane was, not how much money it cost.