Natural disasters where you live.

[Tule]

Hey NSG. Is it just me or have natural disasters been appearing more on the news than usual lately?

It's Hurricane season, an earthquake recently hit San Fransisco, a volcano just erupted in New Guinea and we've been having a series of small volcanic eruptions here in Iceland along with consistent earthquake activity for the last week or so.

Anyway what I'm trying to say is that Natural disasters are a worldwide phenomenon and affect a lot of different people in many different societies.

So NSG, what kind of natural hazards are present in your area, if any? Have they affected you or your loved ones at any point? Are you concerned about them?

I live in an area of Iceland that is somewhat geologically active, but the earthquakes and eruptions I've experienced have been mostly a nuisance and not a serious concern, my most intense experience being a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. So overall I have been quite fortunate.
Two of my great-uncles died in avalanches when I was a toddler however, so older members of my family have not been this lucky.

[Kelinfort]

Floods, droughts, earthquakes. Nothing too bad.

[The Scientific States]

Giant monsoons, dust storms called "haboobs", and intense heat waves, if that counts as a natural disaster.

[The blood ravens]

Tornados mostly, but sometimes it floods after heavy rain.

[Ifreann]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

[Kelinfort]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

Unless it's potato related

[Farnhamia]

Hey NSG. Is it just me or have natural disasters been appearing more on the news than usual lately?

It's Hurricane season, an earthquake recently hit San Fransisco, a volcano just erupted in New Guinea and we've been having a series of small volcanic eruptions here in Iceland along with consistent earthquake activity for the last week or so.

Anyway what I'm trying to say is that Natural disasters are a worldwide phenomenon and affect a lot of different people in many different societies.

So NSG, what kind of natural hazards are present in your area, if any? Have they affected you or your loved ones at any point? Are you concerned about them?

I live in an area of Iceland that is somewhat geologically active, but the earthquakes and eruptions I've experienced have been mostly a nuisance and not a serious concern, my most intense experience being a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. So overall I have been quite fortunate.
Two of my great-uncles died in avalanches when I was a toddler however, so older members of my family have not been this lucky.

The electronic news media is a ravenous beast, hungry for anything to splash across screens. There are hurricanes every year, The West Coast of North America and New Guinea are on the Ring of Fire and your ancestors thought living smack dab on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was a good idea.

Here in Colorado we have flash floods and avalanches and tornadoes. Last September we had four or five days of torrential rain that devastated parts of the foothills. The usual, you know.

[Estado Nacional]

We're currently experiencing a hell of a drought.

[Scissoro]

Here on the Ohio/West Virginia border flooding is a concern. Rarely a tornado may strike but they aren't those massive ones they get further into the Mid West. Its usually pretty safe here though. The worst thing I was ever involved in was a tornado in Wisconsin, which caused a large tree to fall on my garage back in 1999.

[Maltropia]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

Does the government count?

[Olthar]

I think at one point there was a Celine Dion concert around here.

[The Scientific States]

We're currently experiencing a hell of a drought.

That's what I've heard. Aren't you Brazilians also experiencing a ton of wildfires?

[Wraland]

Floods, Strorms and ironically we had a Californian Drought earlier in Summer this year. In southern Norway.

[Valaran]

Well the UK is bit rainy. But that's the worst it ever gets


(and the occasional flood)

[The Republic of Merrimont]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

Does the government count?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP GURRRRRL

[Ifreann]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

Unless it's potato related

We've got the blight well in hand these days.

I suppose there are localised floods from time to time, but I wouldn't call them natural disasters. There's property damage and considerable inconvenience, but I don't think there's ever any serious injuries or deaths.

[Arkolon]

Temperatures over 30°C is what we consider a natural disaster over here.

[Ifreann]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

Does the government count?

I'd hesitate to call them an act of God.

[The Republic of Merrimont]

Ireland doesn't really get natural disasters.

Does the potato famine count?

[The Scientific States]

Temperatures over 30°C is what we consider a natural disaster over here.

That's a beautiful early March day here in Arizona.

[Kelinfort]

Hey NSG. Is it just me or have natural disasters been appearing more on the news than usual lately?

It's Hurricane season, an earthquake recently hit San Fransisco, a volcano just erupted in New Guinea and we've been having a series of small volcanic eruptions here in Iceland along with consistent earthquake activity for the last week or so.

Anyway what I'm trying to say is that Natural disasters are a worldwide phenomenon and affect a lot of different people in many different societies.

So NSG, what kind of natural hazards are present in your area, if any? Have they affected you or your loved ones at any point? Are you concerned about them?

I live in an area of Iceland that is somewhat geologically active, but the earthquakes and eruptions I've experienced have been mostly a nuisance and not a serious concern, my most intense experience being a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. So overall I have been quite fortunate.
Two of my great-uncles died in avalanches when I was a toddler however, so older members of my family have not been this lucky.

The electronic news media is a ravenous beast, hungry for anything to splash across screens. There are hurricanes every year, The West Coast of North America and New Guinea are on the Ring of Fire and your ancestors thought living smack dab on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was a good idea.

Here in Colorado we have flash floods and avalanches and tornadoes. Last September we had four or five days of torrential rain that devastated parts of the foothills. The usual, you know.

Like my state, without the earthquakes or drought

[England-Ireland]

Indiana snow so much snow

[The Republic of Merrimont]

Here in southern California 32 degrees is a natural disaster

[Estado Nacional]

We're currently experiencing a hell of a drought.

That's what I've heard. Aren't you Brazilians also experiencing a ton of wildfires?

Not a "ton" of wildfires. They happen every once in a while here and there but it's nothing out of our control. But water reservoirs are extremely low, and given our high dependence hydroelectricity, that's very worrying.

[Estado Nacional]

Temperatures over 30°C is what we consider a natural disaster over here.

Fucking casuals.