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Not exactly. This maps shows insurance claims related to natural disasters, not incidence of natural disasters. Big states out west have very low population den
by framebit 8y ago
Not exactly. This maps shows insurance claims related to natural disasters, not incidence of natural disasters. Big states out west have very low population density as compared to spots east of the Mississippi. If a raging forest fire or severe storm happens on a big stretch of BLM land in Nevada, nobody's going to make an insurance claim about it.
- bsharitt 8y agoThat was my impression as well. While hurricane prone areas are highlighted well, once you move out of those areas, the map seems to start correlating to population to a large degree. Granted there are some cities missing and and some rural areas as red spots.
- cirgue 8y agoCharlotte and Raleigh are conspicuously absent.
- desdiv 8y agoExactly. Property losses correlates with population density. Related XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1138/ https://xkcd.com/1138/
- slededit 8y agoIf nature happens and nothing gets damaged is it really a "disaster"?