Could be true. However, the “its just reported more these days” or “they just decided to report it” rationalizations may catch us with our pants down someday on something important.
No. I think that all the breathless reporting these past 15 years or so of man-made global warming has got me into the habit of not trusting everything that comes out in the media. I want more facts.
I'm questioning whether or not these occurrences are abnormally high? I do know for a fact that today's media absolutely relishes hype and sensitization!