"But more intense storms are what scientists expect to see as the planet’s climate changes because warmer ocean water is fuel for hurricanes". 

However how does this play if climate change is melting the poles. Think ice in warm water. Is it possible these more intense storms are because there isn't global warming. It's also interesting that hurricane season, is from late spring to early fall. Over the summer when the sun is in the Northern Hemisphere, and when the water in the Atlantic is the warmest.