> Arguably CA houses are better built than they used to be This is inarguable. The aftermath of the major earthquakes of the past have had an very noticeable e

> Arguably CA houses are better built than they used to be This is inarguable. The aftermath of the major earthquakes of the past have had an very noticeable effect on building safety and the effect on damage done has been measurable. I can't imagine there aren't similar trends in other places for their own local natural disasters.