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Re: end of driving season

To: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: end of driving season
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:25:12 -0800 reply-type=original
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <KIEOLHBDMHNKIHEPBIIEMEGECNAA.hal@katemuir.com> <437A1CA5.2000103@earthlink.net> <43840a7e0511151059s26808ec8jb3fae1646d0bc28c@mail.gmail.com>
All this may be true, but when you list the earthquake deaths versus 
hurricanes and tornadoes for the USA only, how do they look?
Rhetorical question, I think we all know the answer.


Two words......building codes


Glen

>
> Okay Buster, I have to jump in here. For those that don't know, I'm a
> meteorologist and tornado researcher with 40 years in the field.
> 1) On average, approx. 10,000 people die each year world wide in
> earthquakes.
> 2) On average, approx. 90 people die each year world wide in tornadoes.
> 3) On average, approx. 9,000 people die each year world wide
> struck by lightning.
> 4) On average, approx. 5,000 people die each year world wide in
> hurricanes and typhoons.
> 5) On average, approx. 50,000 people die each year world wide in
> automobile accidents.




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