It Takes More Than One

I heard someone on NPR say this evening that "Superstorm Sandy" is "the new normal".  

Here's a modest suggestion:  Don't declare something to be "the new normal" until it happens more than once.  I would suggest 5 times in a 9 year span.

And while we're at it, does anyone remember those people saying back in 2005 that New Orleans should simply be abandoned?  I know I heard that suggested.  Where are they now?  I don't hear anyone calling for New York City to be abandoned.