08-21-2018, 06:41 AM
quote:If there are any other similar bedroom communities set up on the flanks or highly active volcanoes in the U.S., then absolutely, move them to safety, not only for their good, but for the safety of others as well. Using a standard such as:
Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge
if you've built a bedroom community in a dry arroyo, it should be condemned and torn down... a slam-dunk to get scoured out
...and if you've built your city on rock and roll, otherwise known as the San Andreas fault, the same logic applies. If it's a slam dunk that the Big One is coming at some point, get people out now. All earthquake zones, flood plains such as Kauai (recently) and New Orleans too.
It's not just the people of Puna who should have known better as you earlier stated, but probably 25% of the US population. Fair is fair. The same standards and requirements should apply across the board.
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1. Relatively small population
2. Almost nil overall economic contributiony
3. Recurring, hazard that is relatively localized and, therefore, easily avoided
Of course, if it is a large population covering a large area, making a sustained considerable economic contribution or the hazard is large-scale and difficult to assess, well then the positives outweigh the negatives. Each should be analyzed on a case by case basis.
In the case of ERZ, not so many people, very small economic contribution and a very well-identified and bounded hazard zone that can be easily avoided. Slam dunk.
Other areas are too large, have too many people making a large economic contribution, and the area of the threat is large and undefined, not such a slam dunk.
There is very little economic infrastructure in the ERZ, not too many factories, commercial centers, hospitals etc., that aren't easily moved.
A few farms, and they could stay because of their contribution and few number of people, Geothermal, no problem because it HAS to be were the hazard is by its very nature.
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