As you know. Hurricanes are not the problem. People wanting to live where they hit is the problem. New Orleans was way past due. I feel for the people but this has been a serious known threat for decades. If expert after expert told me that my house was likely to be flooded or blown to bits by wind and water, I'd move. If I had to abandon the house with the clothes on my back and start all over in a new place, I would.
Life is full of unknown threats to thumb your nose at imminent danger.
As you know. Earthquakes are not the problem. People wanting to live where they hit is the problem. San Francisco and LA was way past due. I feel for the people but this has been a serious known threat for decades. If expert after expert told me that my house was likely to be knocked down or blown to bits by an earthquake, I'd move. If I had to abandon the house with the clothes on my back and start all over in a new place, I would.
In 1906 San Francisco was destroyed by an earthquake, The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 left Chicago in ruins. Did anyone move?