Natural Disaster Hotspots

by GadgetManiac on April 3, 2005

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank and Columbia University have collaborated to put together a global natural disaster risk assessment. Their report details mortality and economic losses caused by cyclones, drought, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. The riskiest places for mortality are shown below: Red areas have the highest risk, followed by yellow and blue NATURAL DISASTER HOTSPOTS: A GLOBAL RISK ANALYSIS Synthesis Report

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Brett3 March 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM

This list gives me a good idea of where not to buy a vacation home.

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BigTimeHockeyMom October 12, 2011 at 10:55 AM

I think the best thing to do is live wherever you’re happiest. There’s risk everywhere, and when your number’s up your number’s up.

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