The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here's why

[rcjordan]

a good read.

https://valleynewstoday.com/news/national/the-us-leads-the-world-in-weather-catastrophes-heres-why/article_470d2f39-2ddf-5fe6-91e5-f2e746d547d6.html

[ergophobe]

AP Story. No paywall here

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-leads-world-weather-catastrophes-98298368

Interesting read.

I thought it would mostly come down to building in stupid places.

[rcjordan]

>stupid place

Well, we're suckers for the coasts, but that makes sense from a historical perspective because of how the US was explored by sea & estuaries and originally colonized by western EU.  Besides, the inland areas suck, hhh!

The Gulf, yeah, east coasters know what a weather engine it is.  But the Rockies & high elevation plains --that was surprising.  I hadn't put that together.

[Brad]

>manufactured housing

Tornado bait. And they are not just in the South.

[rcjordan]

It keeps getting worse: Florida property insurance rates set to jump up to 60% – WFTV

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/it-keeps-getting-worse-florida-property-insurance-rates-set-jump-up-60/H2VSAYGFSNEBDGXAMFIESJP4B4/

[ergophobe]

>> suckers for the coasts

Well, to be honest, I was thinking of my house.