Is there any part of America that ISN’T…..?
Jan 08, 2010
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Earthquake Questions
….affected by one or more of, tornadoes, hurricanes, or earthquakes??
I always dreamed about crossing the pond from Britain later on in life long term, but being phobic of natural disasters, it seems like such a scary place!
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14 comments
Baby Joel is due 12/22/08 on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
it happens all over.
But honestly, in New Jersey, hardly ever.
1 of the recent hurricances technically passed through new jersey, and we just got a day of heavy rain. It rains heavier in Britain on normal days. lol
Technically, earthquakes happen all over.
But disastrous ones don’t happen in NJ.
We’ve had 3 very tiny twisters in my lifetime that at most uprooted some trees.
Really, you’ll just die of the air pollutants in my state. lol
Coffee Beans on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Alaska?
Buck Fush on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Oregon?
PennyLeeD2 on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Except for hurricanes and tornadoes, most natural disasters are confined to small predictable areas. The USA is a VERY big place.
Hurricanes are worst along the coasts and a few miles inland. Once they hit land and move inland, it’s mostly heavy rain and wind, but no storm surge. Storm surge is what causes the dramatic damage of houses being wiped away.
Tornadoes rarely hit the same place twice, and really only effect relatively small sections at a time. You can live in Tornado Alley for years and never see one. They rarely set down in cities.
Severe earthquakes and volcanoes are in the same areas on the West Coast (Ring of Fire). As are fires and mudslides. The rest of the county has had earthquakes in the past (some parts far in the past), but big quakes are unlikely outside of the West Coast and Alaska.
Avalanches are easy to avoid if you don’t ski and/or stay away from mountains. Flooding is fairly easy to avoid, just look for places that are at least 50 feet higher than the nearest body of water.
So most of the US is safe. I’d avoid Florida and the Gulf coast, but more from the hot humid summers than from hurricanes.
paintedhorse30 on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
No–I don’t think there is a place in the world that is immune to natural disasters.
Great Britain isn’t immune either:
"2007 saw major floods across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with worse predicted to come. And in the first few months of 2008, we’ve already seen gale-force winds, snow in April, and even an earthquake which was felt around many parts of the country."
http://hubpages.com/hub/bizarre-uk-weather
Roxy B on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
yeah sure… not sure where though…. I don’t know maybe somewhere like South Dakota it seems boring enough there
but heres something interesting… my boyfriend was born and raised in Bahrain, a tiny island just outside of Saudi Arabia. He said there’s never been any sort of natural disaster there! Not a hurricane or anything
jxt299 on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
It pretty much is vulnerable to everything you mentioned. The Midwest has had the 2 biggest earthquakes in the country’s history. You might be pretty safe in New Mexico, I don’t think they get many earthquakes or tornadoes there and they are way too far from any ocean to get any effect from a hurricane. Its pretty there, too. But its the poorest state in the West.
ileftitblank on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
north or south dakota…they’ve never had an earthquake, i dont know about tornadoes (i dont think they get them), and its impossible for them to get hurricanes
Carrie C on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Every place in America has natural disasters occur but in Manhattan, NY, the damage isn’t so great. While it is not immune to any of these, the buildings are extremely sturdy, so hurricane damage is unlikely, it is on the East coast, so there is less risk of earthquakes than an area on the west coast, and it is very unusual that there would be a tornado in manhattan, for there hasn’t been in my lifetime in Manhattan nor my parents’.
Bronco 12 on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
There is probably a risk from at least one of these in all parts of the country. However, You can find the natural disaster that is least worrisome to you and then try to locate where the occurrence is minimal. I would think the Northeast US away from the coast may not have so many tornadoes and earthquakes. And, hurricanes are less problematic the further inland you go. I have lived in Texas all my life. Survived a hurricane in 1983, and had tornadoes come within close proximity. Still, earthquakes scare me the most, and we don’t have them in Texas. I guess we fear what we don’t understand.
yellow_happy73 on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
British Columbia, Canada is a pretty calm place to be.They say its the best place on earth …if you don’t want to move to America.
Estel C on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Wild, Wonderful, West Virginia! Tornadoes can’t get past the mountains, we’re too far away from the ocean for hurricanes, and I don’t know of any earthquakes that have ever hit WV. Depends on where you live in WV the worst thing you’d have to put up with is snow in the mountains, or floods in the valleys.
paulcrsm on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
You gotta take the bad with the good.
I’m a native Californian and grew up with earthquakes. They kind of make you take a moment to think about what is really important in life.
I also lived in Colorado for 3 years and in Minnesota for 10 years.
Colorado had some nasty wind storms and MN was just too cold to be habitable. MN also had a tornado or violent storms now and then. After living in different places, I’ve come to the conclusion that every place has its drawbacks. Of course, I wouldn’t live in hurricane alley, but here in Orange County, CA, the earthquakes have always been "some place else". We can still feel them, but they haven’t caused any major damage or injury here. So like I said, you have to take the bad with the good. I visited the British Isles a couple of times and lucked out with the weather. It didn’t rain the entire time, just a few times. I’m so used to 300+ days of great weather, that I was so happy to move back to CA when the opportunity came – earthquakes, traffic and all.
Sweet_Di on January 8, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Michigan