Safest Cities from natural disasters (New York, Syracuse: place to live, military, shop)
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If I add that factor, then Scranton, Allentown, Philadelphia and Harrisburg become less safe metropolitan areas as New York city and Washington DC refugees seek safety in Binghamton, N.Y., Albany, N.Y. And eastern Pennsylvania. Reno, Nevada becomes less safe too if Bay area residents seek safety near lake Tahoe. Richmond, Virginia is also less safe from DC refugees seeking help there.
Austin, Texas, San Antonio and Dallas all become less safe from Houston refugees seeking refuge in those metropolitan areas.
New research has led to new conclusions and new cities.
The Albany, NY metropolitan area has a higher risk of wildfires and earthquakes than the rest of upstate NY. So does Rochester, NY but is a lower risk than Albany. That is why Syracuse, NY was number one on the safest city from natural disasters list instead of Rochester or Albany. Buffalo, NY area has a higher risk of earthquakes than the Syracuse, NY area.
So far here are the new list of safest Metropolitan Areas over 500,000 from natural disasters in the US ...not ranked yet. I didn't factor in elevation, air pollution, quality of water, crime, or water shortages in this list. Only natural disaster risks of tornado, earthquakes, wildfires, flooding, tsunami and hurricane.
Syracuse, NY
Grand Rapids, MI
Madison, WI
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
Akron
Youngstown
Washington DC
Scranton
Last edited by bellafinzi; 11-21-2022 at 07:58 PM..
Top 25 safest Metropolitan Areas Ranked from natural disasters, extreme weather, climate change and other disasters over 500,000 in population in the US based on the following factors.
Earthquakes
Hurricane
Wildfires
Hail
Tornado
Tsunami
Distance to nuclear power plant
High Winds
River Flooding
Floods
Coastal flooding
Air pollution
Water shortage risk
Ice storm
Large Tall Dams
Droughts
Blizzards or Heavy snow storms
High annual snowfall
Below sea level if polar ice melts
Lighting frequency
Volcanic activity
Number of days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Number of days below zero Fahrenheit
1) Grand Rapids, MI
2) Madison, Wisconsin
3) Allentown, PA
4) Buffalo, NY
5) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6) Syracuse, NY
7) Poughkeepsie, NY
8) Dayton, Ohio
9) Youngstown, Ohio
10) Washington DC
11) Toledo, Ohio
12) Columbus, Ohio
13) Albany, NY
14) Chicago, IL
15) Lexington, KY
16) Des Moines, Iowa
17) Kansas City, MO
18) El Paso, Texas
19) Worcester, Massachusetts
20) Asheville, NC
21) Cincinnati, Ohio
22) Detroit, MI
23) Louisville, KY
24) Rochester, NY
25) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Last edited by bellafinzi; 11-26-2022 at 03:07 AM..
I did a little more research here is the revised list.
Top 30 safest Metropolitan Areas Ranked from natural disasters, extreme weather, climate change and other disasters over 500,000 in population in the US based on the following factors...
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Wildfires
Hail
Tornado
Tsunami
Distance to nuclear power plant
High Winds
River Flooding
Floods
Coastal flooding
Air pollution
Water shortage risk
Ice storm
Large Tall Dams
Droughts
Blizzards or Heavy snow storms
High annual snowfall
Below sea level if polar ice melts
Lighting frequency
Volcanic activity
Number of days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Number of days below zero Fahrenheit
1) Grand Rapids, MI
2) Madison, Wisconsin
3) Allentown, PA
4) Buffalo, NY
5) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6) Syracuse, NY
7) Poughkeepsie, NY
8) Dayton, Ohio
9) Youngstown, Ohio
10) Toledo, Ohio
11) Columbus, Ohio
12) Albany, NY
13) Chicago, IL
14) Lexington, KY
15) Des Moines, Iowa
16) Kansas City, MO
17) Indianapolis, Indiana
18) Worcester, Massachusetts
19) Asheville, NC
20) Cincinnati, Ohio
21) Detroit, MI
22) Louisville, KY
23) Washington DC
24) Rochester, NY
25) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
26) Cleveland, Ohio
27) Springfield, Massachusetts
28) Pittsburgh, PA
29) Lansing, Michigan
30) Boise, ID
The only other metropolitan areas over 500,000 in population that I'd feel comfortable adding to the list of safest cities are Scranton, Akron, Reno, Denver and Colorado Springs... after that there are three cities I'm on the fence about which are Minneapolis, Omaha and Nashville. Then I'd consider all the other large metropolitan areas in the US as on a most dangerous list or places to avoid if looking for safety.
I'm sure there are safe locations in other places in the country and in more dangerous metropolitan areas with mountains and microclimates but my list isn't meant for that information.
Top 37 safest Metropolitan Areas Ranked from natural disasters, extreme weather, climate change and other disasters over 500,000 in population in the US based on the following factors...
High risk
ADD
Earthquake 60
Hurricanes 60
Under 10 miles to nuclear power plant 50
Under 20 miles to nuclear power plant 41
Wildfires 38
Hail 37
Tornadoes 36
Tsunami 35
Under 30 miles to nuclear power plant 34
Under 40 miles to nuclear power plant 33
Under 50 miles to nuclear power plant 32
Wind storm 31
Flooding 29
Coastal flood 28
Air pollution 27
Water shortages 25
Power outages and rolling blackouts 25
Ice storm 24
Large tall Dam 23
Sinkhole 22
Drought 21
Blizzard or Heavy snowfall 20
Major target in a nuclear war 20
Water supply contamination from nuclear meltdown 20
High annual snowfall which greater than 28 inches 19
Below sea level if all polar ice melts 18
Lighting storm 17
Under 100 miles to nuclear power plant 16
Volcanic activity 15
River Flooding 15
Very little Snowfall can shut down whole city 10
Likelihood of refugees fleeing here from a major city after disasters 10
Number of average days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit every year
Number of average days below Zero degrees Fahrenheit every year
Moderate risk
ADD
Earthquake 20
Hurricanes 19
Wildfires 18
Hail 17
Tornadoes 16
Tsunami 18
Wind storm 10
Flooding 8
Coastal flood 7
Air pollution 6
Water shortages 4
Ice storm 3
Large tall Dam 2
Sinkhole 1
Drought 5
Blizzard or Heavy snowfall 10
High annual snowfall which greater than 28 inches 9
Lighting storm 7
Low Risk
ADD
Hurricanes 10
Wildfires 10
Tornadoes 8
Tsunami 7
Positive factors
SUBTRACT
Climate Haven -20
Almost unlimited water supply -20
Multiple drinking water sources -10
1) Madison, Wisconsin
2) Allentown, Pennsylvania
3) Dayton, Ohio
4) Akron, Ohio
5) Youngstown,Ohio
6) Columbus, Ohio
7) Grand Rapids, Michigan
8) Syracuse, New York
9) Poughkeepsie, New York
10) Lexington, Kentucky
11) Indianapolis, Indiana
12) Toledo, Ohio
13) Buffalo, New York
14) Albany, New York
15) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
16) Lansing, Michigan
17) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
18) Detroit, Michigan
19) Dew Monies, Iowa
20) Kansas City, Missouri
21) Rochester, New York
22) Scranton, Pennsylvania
23) Boise, Idaho
24) Asheville, North Carolina
25) Chicago, Illinois
26) Cinnanati, Ohio
27) Louisville, Kentucky
28) Washington DC
29) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
30) Cleveland, Ohio
31) Reno, Nevada
32) Huntsville,Alabama
33) Fayetteville, Arkansas
34) Spokane, Washington
35) Nashville, Tennessee
36) Springfield, Mass
37) Denver, Colorado
I'm not sure anything like this will happen in the next couple years but it is interesting to know what other sources say. Worse case scenario if pole shift conspiracy websites like zetatalk are correct then most of Upstate NY looks to be safe...
Here is what I found about New York State on the zetatalk website....
"Being positioned close to the New England states, which will experience a bounce up as the St. Lawrence Seaway rips further apart, just prior to the shift, New York State will be relatively safe from flooding from the Seaway. As with Canada on the opposite side of the Seaway, the release of tension when the Atlantic and the Seaway rip will allow bordering land, light in nature, to lift. Flooding will come in from the coast, where the usual warnings about tidal waves are in effect. Stay inland at least 100 miles, be 200 feet above sea level, and consider tidal core or flooding of local rivers overwhelmed by torrential downpours or sloshing of local lakes. The finger lakes, created when the land was stretched during the creating of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the past, will if anything deepen, allowing the water level to temporarily drop, when the St. Lawrence Seaway once again is pulled apart"
I don't want to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole since we are all creating the future with our thoughts and feelings so I try to focus on the best possible future timelines.
For the fun of it some have the theory the new north pole will be off the coast of Brazil or Peru due to the weight of the ice. Others think the new north pole will be in Siberia in Russia. Which might explain the Russia and Ukraine situation if they know what is coming.
If the new north pole goes over Siberia, which is the most likely location based off the research I've done, then the climate in Syracuse, NY will be similar to the state of Georgia's climate right now. Might explain why they talk about a great coming climate migration to the northern US from climate change.
The SuspiciousObservers YouTube channel guy believes that the new north pole will be off the coast of Peru which would place the new equator over Greenland and northern Canada... which would mean Syracuse, NY would be much warmer than Florida and most of the US after the pole shift. Interesting to think about.
Last edited by bellafinzi; 12-27-2022 at 02:12 PM..
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