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Probably earthquake for me. While earthquakes are unpredictable, earthquakes significant enough to cause any damage are rare even in earthquake prone zones (in the LA metro, major earthquakes seems to happen happen every 20-30 years). Even when a major quake hits, due to better building codes/constructions fatalities are very low. On the other hand, hurricanes seems to be a yearly occurrence in hurricane prone areas and when major ones do hit despite the early warning the fatalities are much higher when compared to earthquakes in the US (fairly recent ones)
That was more than a century ago. With the advanced warnings we have now, there's no logical reason that hurricane could kill that many people today.
If I'm not mistaken, Katrina claimed over 1400 lives, Sandy claimed about 280 lives.
On the other hand, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a 6.9 earthquake in San Francisco claimed 63 lives. The 1994 Northridge earthquake, a 6.7 earthquake in Los Angeles claimed 57 lives.
If I'm not mistaken, Katrina claimed over 1400 lives, Sandy claimed about 280 lives.
On the other hand, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a 6.9 earthquake in San Francisco claimed 63 lives. The 1994 Northridge earthquake, a 6.7 earthquake in Los Angeles claimed 57 lives.
Just because the worst has yet to happen, doesn't mean it can't. I'm not saying everyone should prefer to live in a hurricane zone, but, for me, the worst case scenario and devastation of an earthquake is far scarier than that of a hurricane.
That was more than a century ago. With the advanced warnings we have now, there's no logical reason that hurricane could kill that many people today.
On the other hand, the recent Haiti earthquake was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history.
Not as deadly as several tropical cyclones in third world counties like Bangladesh though.
Personally I wouldn't choose one over the other but people always exaggerate about earthquakes on here. People almost always reference quakes in other parts of the world and many times in 3rd world countries like Haiti, hardly comparable to a quake in the US.
Not as deadly as several tropical cyclones in third world counties like Bangladesh though.
Personally I wouldn't choose one over the other but people always exaggerate about earthquakes on here. People almost always reference quakes in other parts of the world and many times in 3rd world countries like Haiti, hardly comparable to a quake in the US.
Maybe there's something I don't know, but is it impossible for a Haiti type of situation to happen in California?
The bottom line is that with hurricanes you have a warning. You can leave town and never feel a drop of water or a burst of wind, leaving only your material things in danger.
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