buzsaw writes:
Yes, the population increase factors in, but meteorologists, foresters and other professionals are seeing more to it than that, according to my research.
If more people build their homes in the path of hurricanes along the Gulf Coast and Florida more homes get blown away.
If more people build their homes in tinder-dry canyons in California, more homes get burned.
If more people build their homes in old growth forests in the Northwest, more homes get burned.
If more people build their homes on or near fault lines, more homes get knocked down.
Think Pakistan - If more people insist on REBUILDING their homes on the same fault lines where earthquakes killed their great-great grandparents, GUESS WHAT?
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And what's so magical about 1948? Oh, wait, I get it. That's when the modern state of Israel was born. Prophesy fulfilled, right?
(:raig