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InfestedAdam posted...

Not to make light of the situation but I had a guildmate in World of Warcraft who lives in Florida. She and her family prefers dealing with hurricanes instead of earthquakes in the west coast. I think her reasoning is one could be aware of and prepare for said hurricane whereas an earthquake can hit without warning at which point you can only hope your earthquake kit is adequate.

But honestly, regardless of what warnings are given, how can one truly prepare for a disaster of this magnitude? Even with flooding insurance and whatnot it gotta get mentality and physical exhausting eventually. I can only hope all the affected citizens will recover in one way or another.

I grew up in South Florida as well, and this has usually been my perspective...but then you look at picture of Hurricane Andrew's aftermath in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties and realize how quickly shit can go terribly wrong. Hell, Hurricane Katrina touched land right where I lived for a weekend before "bouncing" off us and heading for Louisiana.

In Hurricane Harvey's case, it upgraded to a category 4 in such short notice. You can't evacuate the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. in a matter of what, two days? It's a really shitty situation to witness. I think I'd still choose hurricanes over earthquakes in terms of prep time, but yeah...when they're at their worst, they can do a whole lot.
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