This was due to greater numbers of people moving to the coastal margins and into harm's way. Despite advances in warning strategies and reduction in track forecast error, this increase in fatalities is expected to continue for as long as people migrate towards the shore.
The increase in fatalities is attributed to an influx of people towards coastal regions, placing them at risk. Although there have been enhancements in warning systems and reductions in forecast inaccuracies, it is expected that this trend will continue so long as individuals migrate toward the shoreline.