A time to be thankful
As Hurricane Gustav roars through the Gulf of Mexico, we as residents of Upstate New York should be thankful that we are one of the very few parts of the country that is unlikely to be hit by a major natural disaster. Just think about all of the regions of this country that are under some threat of a natural disaster:
- hurricanes and tropical storms in the South
- flooding in the Midwest
- wildfires in the Southwest
- earthquakes on the Pacific Coast
- tornadoes in the Great Plains
Those are just a few of the disasters which cause loss of property and even lives. Keep that in mind next time you hear someone complaining about lake-effect precipitation.
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