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Before someone suggest that it is stupid there are many places that are prone to natural disasters but we don't think it stupid to live there.  If you have never experienced a natural disaster that doesn't occur in your region, the thought of it much scarier.

For an example where I live I'm much more afraid of an earth quake than a tornado, and the thought of a active volcano near is scary as hell.  I've seen a tornado but never been in a earth quake.  People in California probably feel the exact opposite.  And would say it is foolish to live where I am especially if they have seen the movie twister.

The magnitude of these hurricanes was very unpredictable.  So just because there is a risk doesn't mean you shouldn't live in that area.  Just because your in a skyscraper doesn't mean its going to be hit by a plane.  The chances are actually extremely slim.

Where i live in Missouri we have the New Madrid Fault in the south east corner of the state (the boot hill).  In 1811 there was a series of massive earth quakes.  They were so fierce that it rang church bells in Bostin a 1000 miles away, and it made the Mississippi river flow backwards.  This is Relevant because the New Madrid Fault has been due to blow for most of our life time.  Since this time St Louis and several other large cities have populated in it's danger zone the results would be much worse than they were 200 years ago.

So the question is are people stupid to live near there?  Are we stupid to live on earth because of the possibility of a meteorite collision?  Were the people stupid to live near the gulf coast cause of risk of Hurricane?  Well the answer is no, you can’t live your whole life in fear.

So some people here should feel a little more pity instead of blaming the people for being alive.
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