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Weather
disasters and quakes: who’s most at risk? The analysis below, by
Sperling’s Best Places, a publisher of city rankings, is an attempt to
assess a combination of those risks in 379 American metro areas. Risks
for twisters and hurricanes (including storms from hurricane remnants)
are based on historical data showing where storms occurred. Earthquake
risks are based on United States Geological Survey assessments and take
into account the relative infrequency of quakes, compared with weather
events and floods blah blah blah.
So there you have it, from the New York Times, which famously tells us
what a grand job our government and its chief executive are doing.
Okay, I didn't try to get a PhD in this chart, and why should I?
The reason to have charts is to allow the viewer to assimilate tons of
data graphically, and in short order. West coast safest in
the USA (Dallas most unsafe)?
San Andreas Fault, anyone?
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I've lived in Texas all my 42 years except for a few in the USAF oversees. I was even stationed in Fort Worth while in the USAF. I've been in the DFW area for the last 20+ years. In 42 years I've never seen a tornado. The closest I ever got was in 2000 when one went through DT Ft. Worth. I had to go to work in San Diego for one month and the first day I was there - boom - earthquake. This map is a direct opposite of the direction all of the people are moving, the NYT is just trying to keep people from moving and their chart is bullshit.
ReplyDeleteDoes not include the larger hazards of volcanoes, taxes, and hippies.
ReplyDeleteEvidently B-52 strikes weren't part of the calculation.
ReplyDeleteCasca
After Oklahoma twisters and Florida Hurricanes, S. Cali quakes were just a hoot.
ReplyDeleteAdd murder and other violent crime to their chart and all the grey area between the dots becomes even more attractive.
ReplyDeletegang violence and other crimes tips this map on it's head. Not to mention quality of life,weather, constitutional infringements, over taxation...loony laws anti business government policies etc.
ReplyDeleteRAK
The little light green dot on the coast above the big yellow dot near Santa Barbabra is centered around Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
ReplyDeletehe he
Who ever did this map is a firm believer in global warming, the tooth fairy and medical marijuana!
ReplyDeleteM1911
I see they're still having LSD with their coffee at the New York Times. It's a shame. All those bright minds wasted in printing drivel when they could be serving french fries.
ReplyDeleteOSU at Cow-vallis is more of an ag + tech place ... not a lefty cess-pit like U of O in Eugene.
ReplyDeleteI can attest that nothing ever happens in Cow-vallis.
I'll take my chances in the Southeast. Mother Nature doesn't scare me as much as the man made disaster that is California.
ReplyDeleteSitting at my place in Cor-Vegas right now. Sunny, warm.. Gotta do fucking homework.
ReplyDeleteGo Beavers!
The safest place that you want to stay is beside your family! in my opinion...
ReplyDeletebut reality, theres no safe place when nature strikes back!