Years ago I got in a discussion with an online group about the worst natural disaster.
Strangely, everyone preferred the disasters they experienced themselves.
People who lived where there are hurricanes said they knew when those were coming and could shelter from them.
People who lived where there are tornadoes said those are rare and only hit a narrow area.
People who lived where earthquakes happen said those only happen a few times in a century.
Nobody in that group had experienced volcanic eruptions or tsunamis.
Of course forest fires happen often, cover large areas, and you can’t shelter from them, but most of those are started by humans, or equipment humans invented.
Now we’re experiencing a different disaster, the Covid epidemic. It’s happening everywhere, but we’re trying to shelter from it, and hope it never happens again.
