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United States Death Map Revealed:
A map of natural hazard mortality in the United States has been produced. The map gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying as the result of natural events such as floods, earthquakes or extreme weather.
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Hazard mortality is most prominent…
The terrorists have defeated the railroads, and by extension, the people. Well, not totally defeated, but they won a small but important battle.
We have a problem with the wholesale removal of petroleum from the Bakken oil fields, and the shipping of that relatively dangerous liquid mainly to the…
Wow! Look how safe it is in Canada!
I think moose incidents were left off the US map. Canadian safety mapping would change significantly if the "moose factor" was added.
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(laugh please)
My darling dearest requested I add this for "flavor" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRIwuxqKyyk
These are only geologic & some weather disasters
What about flooding, wildfires, snowstorms?