Talk:Hurricane Martin/@comment-31846917-20180510011442/@comment-38769723-20190603205220

I think the real cause is, the longer lived the cyclone, the higher the threat in damage, as it absorbs more water vapor.

What would lead to the consequences, is the track of the storm; when tropical cyclones take a loop in track, it would lead to a higher fatality threat (likely in rate), just like what happened with Hurricane Jeanne of 2004. Back in 1900, the category number of this storm killed 8K - 12K people.

There was no television in the first half of the 1900's century. What would lead to the high fatality rate, is when weather forecasters forget to track these major hurricanes, ending up with more damage.