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Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by rcpt on Thursday September 17, 2020 @12:33AM (#24501206)
It actually leaves quite a lot of places to live.

Yes an asteroid could hit anywhere but the notion that suburban sprawl out into every corner of the wilderness is justified by that is ludicrous.

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Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by rubidium on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:29AM (#24503777)
It would be a really fun map though, to determine where is "safest" based on an individuals risk profile.
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Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by rcpt on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:39AM (#24505973)
Insurance rates map https://howmuch.net/articles/homeowners-insurance-rates-2020

But there’s got to be a higher resolution one out there.

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Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by throwaway189262 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:28PM (#24509582)
These exist, somewhere. Data centers are very interested in disaster risk since they don't have many other constraints
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