What are the Natural Disaster Risks where You Live?

[Guest]

I've been through 2 shakers here in the Seattle area, but by far the greatest natural hazard, in my opinion, are the 3 volcanoes (Mts Baker, Rainier, and St. Helens).

Rainier is by far the biggest danger. Small lahars occur from time to time, but if a big one ever occurs (as one did approx 10,000 BC), it will be absolutely devastating (there is a lot of development going on in the old lahar plain Northwest of the mountain [expansion from Puget Sound]), and if there is an eruption, make Pompeii / Vesuvius look like a cake walk.

There seems to be an awful lot going on right now.

Frankly, I'm now waiting for the frogs and locusts.

mh

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"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[Guest]

From what I've seen, thugs with guns in the closest large city are the most significant threat to my health after a large natural disaster, assuming I survive the initial disaster.

You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two.

[happythoughts 0]

My ex-wife cost me a house. She still wreaks havoc upon the unsuspecting. A hurricane doesn't come close for overall damage.

Except for skydiving pictures, everything that I have is replaceable and insured.

[freeflir29 0]

In Georgia we have tornados and we can get some flooding from Hurricane remnants and the ever present risk of stupid red necks. In Montana we had a mild earthquake recently but have had LOTS of forest fires in the past few years. Also we have stupid red necks.

[MikeJD 0]

Here in the UK, especially away from the coast and the flood plains of any rivers, there's virtually no natural disaster risk to speak of. Although as nature seems to get ever freakier, that may change eventually. It's easy to forget (except at times like this) how grateful those of who live in such safe environments ought to be.

On the other hand, having such a moderate climate makes us pretty complacent - to the point where our underprepared transport systems can make a 'disaster' out of a couple of inches of snow, or an unseasonably hot summer day.

[Amazon 7]

Hey... nobody is thinking at all about the danger we ALL face from space...you never know when or where it will land.

[tsisson 0]

In Arizona, an air conditioner breakdown in August is considered a natural disaster. I know, it happened to me last summer....tragic.

[skydiverbry 0]

The city I live in is famous for it's flood. Great Flood of 1889 was the worst flood in history. Then in 1936 the St.Patricks Day flood, then the one I lived through was in 1977. In fact we are a tourist attraction because of our floods

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[skydiverbry 0]

Hey what city in Pa.?

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Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!!

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[freeflir29 0]

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Hey... nobody is thinking at all about the danger we ALL face from space...you never know when or where it will land.

As long as no one lets Skreamer spot we should be OK.

[Tonto 1]

You missed sunburn/melanoma/skin cancer.

At 5000ft AMSL under the hole in the Ozone layer (Thanks, industrialised nations..) a lunch with your shirt off could cost you your life.

t

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