Duane Bozarth wrote:
Jeff Wisnia wrote:
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Why? For the same reasons people move back around Mt. Vesuvius after an
eruption kills many and chases others away. That volcano has blown about
35 times since the first eruption to be recorded in detail, the 79 AD one.

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So let's see--that's an average recurrence of ~50 year--just about that
of Cat 3 or greater hurricanes, I think???

Any wonder why lessons are forgotten so easily?

If we get another 500 year storm next year, we will know we are in trouble.