> What does it take to convince people to take risks like this seriously? For it to be a bigger risk than other risks actively being worked on. Even a group o

> What does it take to convince people to take risks like this seriously? For it to be a bigger risk than other risks actively being worked on. Even a group of millions can only work on so many things at once. The Lower Midwest and the Dixie region of this country have: Gun violence, Racist violence, Tornadoes, some have hurricanes, military service as a key means of social uplift, systemic poverty, low health care rates, lower life expectancy, dubious educational outcomes. All of those kill people every year. When was the last earthquake fatality in the Nidwest? Killer bees kill something like a person per decade, far more than earthquakes (in the discussed regions), and no one thinks those are serious problem.