Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP I think the major "apeal" of living in a hurricane prone area vs. a tornado prone or earthquake prone area is that you do generally get plenty of warning. I've never lived in such a region, but I have lived in tornado territory and earthquake zones. I think tornados are the best disasters, if there is such a thing, becuase you almost always get some warning, and because they are such skip and miss disasters. You may or may not suffer, but most likely everyone in your town or county isn't going to be hit, leaving some local people in a position help. Earthquakes, strong ones anyway, and hurricanes both level whole regions. If I had to pick between living through a catagory 5 hurricane and a 8 Richtor scale earthquake I think I'd pick the earthquake, 'cause it is over quicker and you're on to the clean up. However, the hurricane does have the strong advantage that you do get warning, so you can board up your windows, buy your supplies (and theoretically get out of dodge!). I think that's it's major "appeal" as a disaster.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Wejust had 8 tornado's in the area in the last hour -- 4 touchdowns and 4 funnels ( Chicago & NW Indiana ) -
Originally Posted By vbdad55 only minor damage from touchdowns but we had a lightning storm that started over 250 fires according to some papers today - and 300,000 sill w/o power. Summer in Chicago - wheeeee
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/sports/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.suntimes.com/sports...dex.html</a> even some rocking and rolling @ Wrigley.I always wondered where everyone would go if the tornado sirens went off
Originally Posted By alexbook Where did they go? Is there a huge shelter under the park or something? (Sorry if the article said and I missed it.) Scary picture: <a href="http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/g080508cub1_cst_feed_20080805_02_18_05_4440-264-400.imageContent" target="_blank">http://media1.suntimes.com/mul...eContent</a>
Originally Posted By vbdad55 There all had to go into the concourses - as forthe bleachers,when they expanded the bleachers 2 years ago it created an area under them that would hold a lot of people in a relativelysafe environment - that never existed before. Also they opened up areas where batting cages exist under the park etc.-- it was a full house as usual so 40,000 there.
Originally Posted By -em Ive have to vote Earthquake... Followed by tornado then hurricane.. (and ironically I live where the opposite happens more often..) Course Ive experianced the first one, been under tornado warnings (never seen one first hand though) and a tropical storm warning so Im voting by experiance
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Earthquake, Hurricane, Tornado...chose one.<< I'll take neither! How about a Volcano .. which has more warning than any of those three. Plenty time to evacuate ... and perhaps the most damage when I come back to my home may be a cake of ash that can be washed off. That's why the Pacific Northwest of the US (to me) is more safe than any other part of the US. Not to mention the New England states which actually have none of the 4! They get the occasional hurricane .. but pretty safe .. and the world's most gorgeous Autumns! So ... no thanks to California (earthquakes) no thanks to the states in Tornado Alley. no thanks to the golf states and lower eastcoast to Hurricanes. So anyone living in a New England state has it the best. And though the Pacific Northwest states DO have earthquakes too ... they "seemingly" don't come across as dangerous as California is .. with HUNDREDS of fault lines running underneath it.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Let me tell you something about Earthquakes that I think too many people ignore. I currently work in downtown LA .. but not for long. It's the most dangerous .. and this is why: Think about all that glass above you in those office towers. Now think of them showering down in shards of glass. Not a nice thought .. huh??? And think of the looting scene in Pirates of the Caribbean x10,000! Chemical plants are another danger. Anyway ... to properly answer Mr. X's question ... Hurricanes first (best warning) Tornados (second best warning) Earthquakes last (NO warning)
Originally Posted By wonderingalice We have loads of courses here in Las Vegas, does that make NV a "golf state?" ;-)
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP Yeah, but the northeast has blizzards!! And this year on top of blizzard you all have heating oil issues. I only hear about it on the national news, never bought heating oil in my life, so I don't know how bad it really is. They sure talk about it alot on the news though!
Originally Posted By oc_dean I think between Blizzards, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes, and Tornadoes ... blizzards are the least deadly. Just cuddle up with a good blanket, and have the fireplace going. LOL
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^Unless they're followed up by an attack by locusts, not too high... ;-)
Originally Posted By Mr X +++no thanks to the golf states and lower eastcoast to Hurricanes.+++ I think you meant "gulf" states (as in bordering the GULF of Mexico)? +++So anyone living in a New England state has it the best.+++ As was already mentioned, blizzards are quite dangerous in their own right. White out conditions, impossible to navigate in a car, can lead to stranded motorists freezing to death pretty easily (not to mention car accidents and pileups in zero visibility). Sure, it's fine when you're home cuddling up lol. But when you're not, it's plenty treacherous as well. <a href="http://www.marydyer.net/images/blizzardof78.gif" target="_blank">http://www.marydyer.net/images...of78.gif</a>
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Not to mention, that while New England doesn't have earthquakes as often, they have had major quakes in the past, and are way past due for a major one.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Hmmm, good question. I've never been in a natural disaster before (Australia is pretty 'natural disaster free', luckily for me!) I would probably go the hurricane. I'd like a bit of forewarning to prepare, I think ...
