Lots of hype. Some because there are more people around so we notice things more. Also the media has made a cottage industry of sowing fear.
Personally, I don't see big changes, nothing unusual, etc. But I am only 57.
Have we had anything recently that compares to the New Madrid Earthquake, the Johnstown Flood, or Krakatoa?
People are pretending that somehow our natural disasters today are worse than ever, when in fact, it’s not even close.