I'm not denying the effects of climate change on the intensity of tropical cyclones. But I do think the recent "apocalyptic storms" trend is overstated. Many past storms have been underestimated in terms of intensity due to lack of direct observation. After hurricane hunters stopped flying into typhoons in the 70s, many typhoons were underestimated despite satellite representation (using Dvorak technique) comparable or superior to that of Tip '79 (Angela, Gay, Dianmu, Yuri, Mike) Recently was the case of Haiyan (left in picture). But I found a cyclone comparable in satellite representation to Haiyan that only peaked as a category 3 (right in picture), which lead me to question the possibility in this trend. Is it possible that the increase in intensity of recent storms is correlated not only to global warming, but also the advancements in observation technology and the Dvorak technique? If so, I do believe this is a factor that outweighs the increase from global warming, considering many storms which rival in intensity but are poorly studied in the post-satellite era prior to direct observation.