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It's definitely better here in WA in many ways. We left CA last summer after 15 years, and I would never go back. That said, I've heard that the biggest issue
by spking 7y ago
It's definitely better here in WA in many ways. We left CA last summer after 15 years, and I would never go back.
That said, I've heard that the biggest issue in this state is old infrastructure and buildings that would basically disintegrate in the next big earthquake. Seismic retrofitting wasn't a thing here until pretty recently.
I've been reading a book about the Cascadia fault that is fascinating and terrifying:
https://www.amazon.com/Full-Rip-9-0-Earthquake-Pacific-Northwest/dp/1570619425 https://www.amazon.com/Full-Rip-9-0-Earthquake-Pacific-North...
- c256 7y ago“Just don’t think about it” is actually a rational approach to the earthquake in WA issue, because if the subduction zone goes, the tsunami will wash everything away.