Is the 2017 hurricane season worse than usual?
(World News Science)

Short answer: Yes. When compared to past Atlantic hurricane seasons, this year is shaping up to be a doozy. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas on August 25. Then came Irma, Jose and Maria ... all Category 3 or higher, and all within a month. Cue a chorus of: What´s going on??? Is this Atlantic hurricane season more intense than normal? Viewing it from the midst of it, it certainly seems so. But it would be unscientific to go on hunches alone - and the perception of something as...