“I’d rather be dead in California than alive in Arizona.”–“Pilot,” Arrested Development
Eh, this is a bit of an exaggeration. Of course, I think California is the best, and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. Although, I’ve been to Arizona, and it has some lovely parts (but not the recent anti-immigration law).
This map was recently published in the New York Times. The map shows where to live if you want to avoid a natural disaster. I guess not surprisingly, the South has the highest hazard risk.
The sentiment is in the right direction. I wouldn’t make my decision of where to live based purely on risk of natural disaster. I wouldn’t move out of California just to avoid and earthquake, and I don’t stay in California just because Disneyland is a short drive away. If people only lived where they were at a low risk for a natural disaster, everyone would live in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. But we all know that’s not true.
P.S. Arrested Development is hilarious. You can get it on DVD.
Lacey Maurer
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