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re: Debate Topic: Most Benign Weather in the United States
Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:00 am to Aubie Spr96
Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:00 am to Aubie Spr96
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Doesn’t San Diego have earthquakes? I can’t handle that shite.
Same…lots of people giving California answers which is surprising. Average weather day might be pleasant but living with the earthquake risk, wildfires that wipe out whole towns, mud slides, etc. is a no.
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Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:19 am to GumboPot
I believe this but daughter and fam there and it has been storming all week.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:32 am to AndyCBR
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Sante Fe?
Google says snowfall averages 32 inches a year. Maybe occasional blizzard?
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 6:52 am
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:10 am to Mr Roboto
6 months out the year it's cold and rainy.
OP needs to rethink this position.
OP needs to rethink this position.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:19 am to cyarrr
I live in Seattle and although the winters are relatively mild, Seattle is the most overcast city in America. To date, the warmest day this year was about 62. It is depressing. The only saving grace is the beautiful scenery.
As far as earthquakes in California, the South and lower Midwest are way more life threatening than California. Very few people have died in earthquakes in California. The Santa Cruz/SF quake in ‘89, which I witnessed, killed about 60. Compare that to the number of people in the South and lower Midwest who have died in tornadoes and hurricanes.
I always chuckle when people from other parts of the country talk about California earthquakes as if they are a regular occurrence.
As far as earthquakes in California, the South and lower Midwest are way more life threatening than California. Very few people have died in earthquakes in California. The Santa Cruz/SF quake in ‘89, which I witnessed, killed about 60. Compare that to the number of people in the South and lower Midwest who have died in tornadoes and hurricanes.
I always chuckle when people from other parts of the country talk about California earthquakes as if they are a regular occurrence.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:25 am to West Seattle Dude
The other thing about Seattle is the volcano as mentioned before and the earthquakes. Yes they have earthquakes, no they have not been strong, but yes the Seattle Times runs an article every six months or so about "the big one"
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:27 am to Allthatfades
Yep.
Love that area.
The DV'ers need to travel a bit.
There's life outside of the South.
Love that area.
The DV'ers need to travel a bit.
There's life outside of the South.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:28 am to West Seattle Dude
Seattle is a synonym for grey. Just kidding. Cool area with beautiful natural scenery, but I'm sure the lack of sunshine is a bit unnerving. If it's overcast in BR a few days in a row, I'm convinced I have seasonal affect disorder.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:38 am to Epic Cajun
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I don’t think “heat” qualifies, neither do thunderstorms. Maybe tornadoes, but I don’t know how prevalent they are there.
I think temperature (both extremes) should definitely qualify.
I live in West Texas desert now.
115° is hot. it's not swamp arse misery of the bayous back home, but it's still fricking hot.
Winter time we get down into the very bottom of double digits and sometimes flirt with single digit temps.
That's not fun either.
Good thing is in Odessa we really don't get any of the thunderstorms or tornadoes that pass just north of here.
Occasional hail, but nothing crazy.
Bad thing is the fricking wind.
It's always windy. And we get sand storms all the damn time.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:44 am to AUFANATL
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you see what happened to them 6 months ago? Entire towns got flooded out. Some of these hurricanes that hit the gulf coast stall over Appalachia and dump record amounts of rain. Camille did the same thing and a few others.
That was a 100, maybe even 1000 year flood.
Meaning the next time it happens we will all be dead.
The piedmont region is exempt from most natural diasters. All you have to deal with is the Yankees and Libtards invading because they destroyed their original habitat.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:45 am to Aubie Spr96
I never hear about bad weather in Portland, OR if you can handle living around Antifa types.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 8:55 am to Aubie Spr96
Death Valley, CA
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:16 am to lowhound
Another downside about living in the Seattle area and Portland is the high rate of MS. This is a result of a lack of sunshine. It’s important to supplement with vitamin D, especially between October and April. For sure.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:28 am to Shorts Guy
I think if you're trying to avoid major catastrophic events, you can't be on any coastline. Tsunamis are always a risk.
I think parts of Arizona/New Mexico away from lowland mudslide/flash flood risk and away from fault lines is maybe the answer.
I think parts of Arizona/New Mexico away from lowland mudslide/flash flood risk and away from fault lines is maybe the answer.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:31 am to Lakeboy7
Monterrey, Carmel, etc. are great until it burns, slides, or shakes.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:48 am to Hodag
I may in the minority but I prefer to live somewhere that gets enough rain to support a green and lush landscape. I find desert cities to be ugly and dusty. Also don’t want cold grey winters, but want some seasonal variation.
So basically I’m quite happy the climate here in NC. Sure I’d love July/August to be a bit cooler, but I love it
In terms of benign weather, it’s fairly benign. Some modest hurricane risk but it’s pretty dang low. Sure Hugo, but that was 36 years ago. Even the storm that devastated the mountains was just a couple rainy days here in Charlotte.
So basically I’m quite happy the climate here in NC. Sure I’d love July/August to be a bit cooler, but I love it
In terms of benign weather, it’s fairly benign. Some modest hurricane risk but it’s pretty dang low. Sure Hugo, but that was 36 years ago. Even the storm that devastated the mountains was just a couple rainy days here in Charlotte.
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 9:56 am
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:50 am to Allthatfades
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Somewhere like Monterrey, CA weather-wise
Yeah I’d say from San Diego to Monterrey would be my pick.
You can go boating in winter out there in the coastal areas.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 10:06 am to Aubie Spr96
Monterey, CA or San Diego, CA has to be the winner.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 10:24 am to Epic Cajun
Tornadoes are nearly as prevalent in the North Texas area (including Dallas) as they are in Oklahoma.
I agree that temperatures alone probably shouldn’t qualify, at least in the US. You could definitely argue sufficiently extreme heat or cold in other parts of the world, but we don’t get there. However, I would include hail and ice since they have a way of causing real damage and disruptions. Dallas gets some of that every year as well.
I think I concur with some of the “West” answers. Both the interior around the Rockies (New Mexico, Colorado) and the West Coast (okay fine, just WA/OR, too many earthquakes south). The Northeast is also a good answer, you get snow/ice disruption but few to no natural disasters. And they’re well-equipped for the snow and ice they get, so it’s less disruptive than in the South.
The South really gets fricked here between tornadoes and hurricanes lol.
I agree that temperatures alone probably shouldn’t qualify, at least in the US. You could definitely argue sufficiently extreme heat or cold in other parts of the world, but we don’t get there. However, I would include hail and ice since they have a way of causing real damage and disruptions. Dallas gets some of that every year as well.
I think I concur with some of the “West” answers. Both the interior around the Rockies (New Mexico, Colorado) and the West Coast (okay fine, just WA/OR, too many earthquakes south). The Northeast is also a good answer, you get snow/ice disruption but few to no natural disasters. And they’re well-equipped for the snow and ice they get, so it’s less disruptive than in the South.
The South really gets fricked here between tornadoes and hurricanes lol.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 12:28 pm to Aubie Spr96
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