Natural disasters, bugs, poisonous animals - what am I moving in to?

[GypsySoul22]

We just came back from the Concord area and at the nice state park in Allenstown the flies were quite bad.
The chipmonks, however, are adorable. I hadn't seen a chipmonk in a very long time.
The paper had a cute article about animals you might encounter in New Hampshire. Black bears..well, I can do with out them.

Funny thing, I didn't see many other animals (I see far more birds/animals) in my backyard in NY.

[frozintime]

Originally Posted by roerinaci

Hmm I find it interesting that NH gets tremors is that within the whole state
or just certain areas. Also which way does the fault line run.

I believe the whole state can get them......we actually have had 4 here in Portsmouth that we have felt in the past 2 months...very light....from 1 to 1.9
We are in an apt complex and we both thought the neighbors had dropped a large piece of furniture 2 of those times....only to find out from the mailman he had heard there were quakes...LOL.

Anyway....the worst quake in NH was 5.5 some time ago in Ossipee I think.

So far as fault.....that I dont know. But you can try to look for the fault here.....National Earthquake Information Center - NEIC

Regards
Matt

[hateNH]

Well all i can say about new hampshire is this state is NOT FOR ME. I hate the snow. I hate the cold, and I HATE THE MOSQUITOS. I can not wait to leave. Although there is some fun things to do and its a part of my life that i can look back on and say well i lived there and i know i wont want to come back. Good luck here

[sgthoskins]

As far as dangerous bugs and reptiles, if you've lived in Australia, New Hampshire will be a breeze for you.

[sgthoskins]

Originally Posted by hateNH

Well all i can say about new hampshire is this state is NOT FOR ME. I hate the snow. I hate the cold, and I HATE THE MOSQUITOS. I can not wait to leave. Although there is some fun things to do and its a part of my life that i can look back on and say well i lived there and i know i wont want to come back. Good luck here

What side of the fence do you fall on politically?

[lisa g]

Hahahahaa!!!!

[AngelaK]

I have always felt that NH is one of the safest places to live in terms of natural disasters/animals, etc. We have to put up with a few severe snowstorms and thunderstorms every once in a while, but if you are smart and careful and take the proper precautions, you are unlikely to be harmed by them.

Although we did have tornado a short time back---VERY RARE! Same with earthquakes, etc.

And just wear repellant and you are not very likely to get something serious from a mosquito. Take precautions for ticks, too, and serious problems with those are rare.

At least I don't have to check my shoes for scorpions, etc.....I always thought that was pretty scary. And I don't have to have a storm cellar, etc...........

[BF66389]

Here's a nice relationship that sums it up:

NH Creepy Crawlies are to Australia Creepy Crawlies as Nashua crime is to Mogadishu crime.

That doesn't mean go poke a black bear cub with a stick to see if mother bear will come cuddle you, but I'm sure you get my point.

[MtDreamer]

I agree with fishnfool please do not let your cats outside. My neighbors tell me that their cats do not go after the birds and then the cats come to get the birds that come to my feeders besides peeing under my front porch steps. Can't get rid of the smell. UGH!! I am forever chasing the cats away. Cats have had a devastating effect on the North American bird population. I have one Maine Coon Cat and he stays inside.

[buck naked]

New Hampshire is riddled with fault lines, all of them are inactive.

Most of New Hampshire's earthquakes occur along a line starting south of the Lakes Region and paralleling the Merrimack River Valley, but the earthquakes do not line up with any known fault lines


there are signs of ancient volcanic activity still remaining in NH - the Ossipee Mountain range is a perfect example of a ring **** formation, 10 miles in diameter and located at the center of a volcanic crater. The Pawtuckaway Mts. are another example of an eroded voclanic crater. On the south side of Lake Winnipesaukee there is another crater formed between the Belknap mountains and Rattlesnake and Diamond Islands.

NH does have annual earthquakes, but the largest ones were recorded in 1940 and were 4 days apart. They measured 5.5 on the richter scale and were felt for 400,000 square miles.

NH also has annual tornadoes. Last summer's was fatal to a woman in the Deerfield/Northwood area. Over 200 homes were damaged and over a dozen people injured altogether. The tornado carved a path of destruction 50 miles long. In 1997, there were a number of tornadoes that affected the southwestern part of NH (an F1 at the Cheshire County fair) and and F2 at Greenfield (the opposite side of the state).


videos of the tornado damage from last summer:
Tornado Damage in Pittsfield NH | Epsom NH | Deerfield NH Video



***censored - but it's a normal volcanic term - let's see if this works - ringdike formation...