[dragnet2]

Comparing the two types of events on a limited time scale is probably not a fair comparison.

The fact remains, more have been killed in tornadoes than earthquakes in the U.S.

[!1776!]

The fact remains, more have been killed in tornadoes than earthquakes in the U.S.

I haven't seen any numbers regarding that "fact" (and there is that 1906 quake headstart to overcome) but would be happy to agree with you if you could provide the numbers.

On the true risk side, I think you have a mistaken sense of potential risk. The fact remains - each year several extrememly energetic tornadoes occur, the same can't be said about earthquakes - and I hope it stays that way since an extremely energetic tornado has a massively smaller probability of massive death and destruction than an extremely energetic eartquake.

TO each their own I guess...

[stormer]

Far more people have been killed worldwide in EQs than in tornadoes. Earthquakes have been responsible for the destruction of whole societies, and the potential worst case scenario in an earthquake dwarfs the most violent, long lived tornado.