lakeesha Hennessy Williams answered
Growing up in Louisiana, I wouldn't know too much about earthquakes - although I sure can tell you about other types of natural disasters!
The truth is that every area will cope with a natural disaster in a different way.
In places like San Francisco (where an earthquake could be expected) everything from the way buildings are designed through to what kids are taught about survival techniques is geared towards the fact that an earthquake could one day strike.
Getting used to earthquakes
Places that don't have the resources to plan ahead for earthquakes - or aren't expecting an earthquake - will always suffer more.
Taking Southern California as an example, its residents are not constantly living in fear of earthquakes. They prepare the best they can, but they also get on with their lives.
Living in an earthquake zone
In my opinion, earthquakes are always more devastating for areas that aren't strictly considered 'high risk'.
Take the earthquake that hit New Zealand in 2011- it caused serious damage to New Zealand's second-largest city: Christchurch.
The scale of the damage and disruption was directly related to just how unexpected the severity of the earthquake was.
The structural damage and loss of life that was caused had a much larger impact of the population precisely because they weren't used to living in an earthquake-prone environment.
I'd recommendthis article about the effects of Christchurch earthquake if you're interested in getting some insight into what it's like to live with the threat of disaster.
The truth is that every area will cope with a natural disaster in a different way.
In places like San Francisco (where an earthquake could be expected) everything from the way buildings are designed through to what kids are taught about survival techniques is geared towards the fact that an earthquake could one day strike.
Getting used to earthquakes
Places that don't have the resources to plan ahead for earthquakes - or aren't expecting an earthquake - will always suffer more.
Taking Southern California as an example, its residents are not constantly living in fear of earthquakes. They prepare the best they can, but they also get on with their lives.
Living in an earthquake zone
In my opinion, earthquakes are always more devastating for areas that aren't strictly considered 'high risk'.
Take the earthquake that hit New Zealand in 2011- it caused serious damage to New Zealand's second-largest city: Christchurch.
The scale of the damage and disruption was directly related to just how unexpected the severity of the earthquake was.
The structural damage and loss of life that was caused had a much larger impact of the population precisely because they weren't used to living in an earthquake-prone environment.
I'd recommendthis article about the effects of Christchurch earthquake if you're interested in getting some insight into what it's like to live with the threat of disaster.
