Originally Posted by bkrownd
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I never understood why people live on the south atlantic and gulf coasts. You know something like this will happen in your lifetime. (In Florida make it multiple times in your lifetime) Don't people think about that first?
Do you ever consider that you are on a volcanic rock with a propensity to erupt? why stay
there?
I agree that there are some places that we should not build/live i.e. barrier islands, below
sealevel in a hurricane prone area.
But what choice did alot of these people have? I'm not talking about the high dollar
houses on the gulf, I'm talking about the local poor who lived where ever they
could to find jobs. Where do you think these people are gonna live? Especially if
they worked in the fishing/shrimping industry.
So where do you go? Califiornia? no has earthquakes. MidWest? no tornado's.
NorthEast? No Nor'Easters can get you. Pacific Northwest? part of the ring
of Fire, just waiting for a blow that makes Mt St. Helens look like a firecracker.
no matter where we go there will always be some danger/threat of natural
disaster.