The world population reached 1 billion in 1804 and crossing 1.6 billion by 1900. It is currently 8 billion. The fact we are seeing the damage caused by these natural disasters increasing while the lives lost is decreasing show a worldwide proliferation of Homo Sapiens with survival training and resources to survive these events
There's still vast swaths of Canada or Australia where if a Hurricane hits nobody cares because nobody lives there, with casualties reaching the dozens. As humanity proliferates more, there will be less disasters that hit empty areas