This isn't about whether climate change is real, but about whether these hurricanes are a symptom of climate change (they are not), and whether hurricane frequency or intensity is rising (they are not). 

Cliff Mass, Phillip Klotzbach, and the NOAA are not "deniers", and form a major oart of my argument, so I'm not cherry-picking. Besides, dismissing data or opinion just because of who said it is argumentum ad hominem. 

Flood damage is not a reliable  indicator of hurricane severity or climate change. The insured value of assets in flood-prone areas has been rising sharply for a century. In fact, because private insurers didn't want to insure such properties, government stepped in with flood insurance which encourages building in flood-prone area. People prefer to build their houses along water frontage instead of on higher ground, because they know the government will bail them out if disaster does strike.