Did you ever wonder where the safest places on earth are?Well Columbia University and the World Bank can tell you.
Researchers at the two institutions have gathered data showing which parts of the world have been most ravaged by nature -- floods, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, volcanos and landslides -- over roughly the past 25 years.
The Atlantic Monthly says the research is intended to help identify those areas of the globe where prevention should receive the highest priority but it may serve to identify those areas where the dangers of natural calamity are smallest.
Those wanting to avoid risks during vacations should head to Siberia or north-central Canada, the safest places on Earth.
Source: ARTA E-News for August 10, 2005
Posted by rollingrains at August 17, 2005 06:46 PM