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11/28/2007: "Tropical storms are increasing in number"

Counting tropical storms that occurred before the advent of aircraft and satellites relies on ships logs and hurricane landfalls, making many believe that the numbers of historic tropical storms in the Atlantic are seriously undercounted. However, a statistical model based on the climate factors that influence Atlantic tropical storm activity shows that the estimates currently used are only slightly below modeled numbers and indicate that the numbers of tropical storms in the recent past are increasing, according to researchers.

[ Well, it can't be something humans did... the TV says that ain't so, while making great profit off all the commercials selling us end-of-the-world products. Hmm. ]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071126090229.htm