> With rising sea levels and the fault lines in the region I'm aghast that so many of America's eggs are in one precarious basket Earthquakes don't kill peopl

> With rising sea levels and the fault lines in the region I'm aghast that so many of America's eggs are in one precarious basket Earthquakes don't kill people, buildings kill people... Building codes in California are strict for just this reason. Most people will get through with minor injuries, and some inconveniences from utility and transit outages. The Bay Area will likely fare better than Los Angeles, which is likely to lose access to its water supplies.. As for flooding, check the history of Sacramento. Over a few years they systematically raised the street level and most of the buildings in the city. Now it's one of the highest areas and least affected by floods in the region. Why this tact wasn't taken in New Orleans after Katrina is beyond me.