Places with the least natural disasters

In rec.travel.usa-canada Shawn Hirn wrote:
Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York City, Boston, Wilmington, DE and
Washington DC and other cities along the mid-Atlantic region rarely see
natural disasters. The only thing that comes to mind is a blizzard,
which happens only once every few decades.

Isabel hit DC last year. We had some areas with no electricity for a week,
and virtually no loss of life. It was a Category 1 when it hit Richmond, and
just sub hurricane strength when it hit DC. That's the worst I've seen in
25 years of living in this area.

Unless you count September 11th. Which of course is not a Natural Disaster,
but might put folks off living here.

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PeterL wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:
PeterL wrote:


The tornado alley is out also. So is Buffalo NY, and the northeast
states.


Why is Buffalo out? It can count on a good snowfall every year. That
means a few extra snow days in the winter but it is not a disaster.

It depends on your perspective don't it?

Not really. Snow is a natural and recurring phenomenon. We tend to enjoy the
snow. When it comes, we co out and play in it. When it comes in huge doses,
like the Blizzard of 77 we bundle up and wait for it to blow over. Then we go
out and shovel ourselves out while the maintenance crews plow the streets. It
is an inconvenience, especially if you have to go out somewhere, but it is not
a disaster.

"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On 12 Sep 2005 10:24:52 -0700, wrote:

Where would you live in the US if your only concern was natural
disasters? Note: it has to be in a city of at least 25,000 people.

West coast states are out - earthquakes.
The Gulf coast is out - real out.
Iowa is out - flood of 1993.

When we decided it was time to retire and leave the San Francsico
Bay Area we decided to return to Tucson, Arizona, We were pleased
to see that National Geographic magazine had recently published a
map showing Tucson to be an area of mimimal natural disaster.

There was an earthquake in the 1880s but it was epicentered some
distance away in Mexico and did little damage to even the
primitive adobe buildings here. Every decade or so there are some
heavy rains that cause flooding on our normally dry rivers, but
the areas affected is a pretty small percentage of the Tucson
Valley and are clearly delimited. There was a minimal tornado
some decades ago that managed to wreck a couple of trailer homes
(what else?). Dust devils are common and sometimes one gets
strong enough to damage a carport roof. From time to time a dust
storm cause a multiple car pileup on I-10 between here and
Phoenix.

That's about it. Unless you count 113F temps in the summer as a
"natural disaster".

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
=====
To quote your previous post Dave:
"Except for the many people who die as a consequence of those
blizzards." (Try Heat Waves instead of blizzards.)
VBG
Geoff

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:45:55 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:

PeterL wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:
PeterL wrote:


The tornado alley is out also. So is Buffalo NY, and the northeast
states.


Why is Buffalo out? It can count on a good snowfall every year. That
means a few extra snow days in the winter but it is not a disaster.

It depends on your perspective don't it?

Not really. Snow is a natural and recurring phenomenon. We tend to enjoy the
snow. When it comes, we co out and play in it. When it comes in huge doses,
like the Blizzard of 77 we bundle up and wait for it to blow over. Then we go
out and shovel ourselves out while the maintenance crews plow the streets. It
is an inconvenience, especially if you have to go out somewhere, but it is not
a disaster.

Except for the many people who die as a consequence of those
blizzards.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

In article ,
GeoffP wrote:
To quote your previous post Dave:
"Except for the many people who die as a consequence of those
blizzards." (Try Heat Waves instead of blizzards.)

Even if you don't die, having to put up with that stuff every year is no fun.
Some of those places have both blizzards in the winter and heat waves in
the summer for double the misery.

No wonder Americans are getting so fat. The weather in much of the country
doesn't leave much time for active outdoor sports. I think obesity causes
more premature deaths than weather.

Hatunen wrote:


snow. When it comes, we co out and play in it. When it comes in huge doses,
like the Blizzard of 77 we bundle up and wait for it to blow over. Then we go
out and shovel ourselves out while the maintenance crews plow the streets. It
is an inconvenience, especially if you have to go out somewhere, but it is not
a disaster.

Except for the many people who die as a consequence of those
blizzards.

Most of those deaths were Darwinism at work. Most of the people who died in the
Blizzard of 77 died of suffocation in their cars. The smarter people found a place
to stay. I was at home when the blizzard hit. My wife was teaching in a school 25
miles away. She stayed with one of her colleagues in town. I don't know of anyone
who had structural damage to their home or business. The roads were open the next
day and everyone carried on as if nothing had happened. Sure, it was a tragedy for
the 29 people who died, most of home got their cars stuck and then stayed in them
and froze to death, but that was the worst natural disaster to hit this area in the
last 30 years, and it pales in comparison to any single major hurricane that
strikes the US and Caribbean where they are several per year.

C wrote:

Even if you don't die, having to put up with that stuff every year is no fun.
Some of those places have both blizzards in the winter and heat waves in
the summer for double the misery.

No wonder Americans are getting so fat. The weather in much of the country
doesn't leave much time for active outdoor sports. I think obesity causes
more premature deaths than weather.

Blame junk food, television and the internet for obesity, not the weather. It
may surprise you to see how active people are during the winter in southern
Ontario. There is nothing like a nice snowfall to get people out walking around.
There is provincial park preserve near my house, and as soon as there is enough
snow on the ground people are rushing out to the cross country ski trails. You
will find more people walking in that park on a cold winter day than you will in
the heat of summer when the bugs are out.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:16:01 -0400, "GeoffP"
wrote:


"Hatunen" wrote in message
.. .
On 12 Sep 2005 10:24:52 -0700, wrote:

Where would you live in the US if your only concern was natural
disasters? Note: it has to be in a city of at least 25,000 people.

West coast states are out - earthquakes.
The Gulf coast is out - real out.
Iowa is out - flood of 1993.

When we decided it was time to retire and leave the San Francsico
Bay Area we decided to return to Tucson, Arizona, We were pleased
to see that National Geographic magazine had recently published a
map showing Tucson to be an area of mimimal natural disaster.

There was an earthquake in the 1880s but it was epicentered some
distance away in Mexico and did little damage to even the
primitive adobe buildings here. Every decade or so there are some
heavy rains that cause flooding on our normally dry rivers, but
the areas affected is a pretty small percentage of the Tucson
Valley and are clearly delimited. There was a minimal tornado
some decades ago that managed to wreck a couple of trailer homes
(what else?). Dust devils are common and sometimes one gets
strong enough to damage a carport roof. From time to time a dust
storm cause a multiple car pileup on I-10 between here and
Phoenix.

That's about it. Unless you count 113F temps in the summer as a
"natural disaster".

To quote your previous post Dave:
"Except for the many people who die as a consequence of those
blizzards." (Try Heat Waves instead of blizzards.)

In Chicago and Paris they die from these heat waves, but not here
(unless they are someone illegally entering the country across
the desert).


************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Dave Smith wrote:

Most of those deaths were Darwinism at work. Most of the people who died in the
Blizzard of 77 died of suffocation in their cars. The smarter people found a place
to stay. I was at home when the blizzard hit. My wife was teaching in a school 25
miles away. She stayed with one of her colleagues in town. I don't know of anyone
who had structural damage to their home or business. The roads were open the next
day and everyone carried on as if nothing had happened. Sure, it was a tragedy for
the 29 people who died, most of home got their cars stuck and then stayed in them
and froze to death, but that was the worst natural disaster to hit this area in the
last 30 years, and it pales in comparison to any single major hurricane that
strikes the US and Caribbean where they are several per year.

Is it your view, then, that a blizzard is a "natural disaster" of the
kind that should send any thinking person in the opposite direction
post-haste? If so, you and I differ radically still again.

"Hatunen" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:16:01 -0400, "GeoffP"
wrote:


"Hatunen" wrote in message
. ..
On 12 Sep 2005 10:24:52 -0700, wrote:

Where would you live in the US if your only concern was natural
disasters? Note: it has to be in a city of at least 25,000 people.

West coast states are out - earthquakes.
The Gulf coast is out - real out.
Iowa is out - flood of 1993.

When we decided it was time to retire and leave the San Francsico
Bay Area we decided to return to Tucson, Arizona, We were pleased
to see that National Geographic magazine had recently published a
map showing Tucson to be an area of mimimal natural disaster.

There was an earthquake in the 1880s but it was epicentered some
distance away in Mexico and did little damage to even the
primitive adobe buildings here. Every decade or so there are some
heavy rains that cause flooding on our normally dry rivers, but
the areas affected is a pretty small percentage of the Tucson
Valley and are clearly delimited. There was a minimal tornado
some decades ago that managed to wreck a couple of trailer homes
(what else?). Dust devils are common and sometimes one gets
strong enough to damage a carport roof. From time to time a dust
storm cause a multiple car pileup on I-10 between here and
Phoenix.

That's about it. Unless you count 113F temps in the summer as a
"natural disaster".

To quote your previous post Dave:
"Except for the many people who die as a consequence of those
blizzards." (Try Heat Waves instead of blizzards.)

In Chicago and Paris they die from these heat waves, but not here
(unless they are someone illegally entering the country across
the desert).


************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
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HeHe..You never give up..believe what you want.
Have a nice day,
Geoff.