They are located in HURRICANE country
Unfortunately the best locations for launching spacecraft into equatorial orbits are. The Ideal locations are at the equator on the western shore of an ocean. That way they can take advantage of the Earths rotation to add about 1,000 mph to the initial speed launching west to east while giving plenty of room for a malfunctioning rocket to crash into th ocean. Unfortunately hurricanes form in tropical regions of the oceans and travel east to west.
Hurricanes don't form less then 5 degrees latitude from the Equator, north or south. Hurricanes form from 5 to 30 degrees latitude, north or south. Actually, that is a safe area for space launching. I saw the latest projections, Ivan is less likely to hit Florida. It is always subjected to change though.