On Tuesday, June 18th, CBS Morning News will be doing a feature based on our rankings of all 379 U.S. metros areas for their risk from natural disasters. According to the producers, it should air about 7:45am local time.
We compiled this list at the request of the New York Times, which wondered – in the face of all these calamities (tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods, extreme cold and heat, hail and stifling humidty), where could one go to have a reasonable expectation of safety from natural disasters?
Here are the top ten metros with the lowest risk of natural disasters. (there is a full list of all 379 metros at the end of this post.)
1 Corvallis, OR
2 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
3 Bellingham, WA
4 Wenatchee, WA
5 Grand Junction, CO
6 Spokane, WA
7 Salem, OR
8 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
9 Yakima, WA
10 Olympia, WA
And continuing our list, here are the ten places with the greatest risk from natural disasters…
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