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Originally Posted by gacook

I assume in your haste to hostility, you missed the part in my question about areas that are destroyed semi-regularly. The storm that messed up the NE recently happens every 100 years or so? Not exactly my definition of semi-regular. It's ok.

What places don't have natural disasters? The entire west coast is always in danger of fires, drought, mud slides, and earthquakes. The west coast is also beautiful, comfortable, fertile and full of valuable natural resources. Then there's also the natural access to shipping/distribution

Don't forget Tornado Alley.

Cold/blizzards up north.

The entire gulf and east coast, hurricanes. It's also beautiful, temperate, full of natural resources, fertile, and has plenty of access to shipping and distribution (inbound and outbound).

Some areas get a lot of flooding.

The people that you read about that live at the base of volcanos often do so because it's the most fertile ground and they are poor, so when things are safe, it's the most productive and gives them the best standard of living.