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RE: My Faults: A Journey Along the Pacific and North American Plates, Part 1 of 3 (Alaska to Haida Gwaii)
Earthquakes are scary stuff! I'm not a fan of watching those "end of the world" movies because they just end up making my worry about it. I try to just prepare as well as I can and then hope that nothing happens. It probably will eventually, but at least I'll be prepared.
I didn't think much about how the happenings at the northern end of the pacific plate would be affecting all throughout the Pacific. That's crazy there's only a 3 hour delay between earthquake in the Aleutians and tsunami in Seattle. Or 5 hours to LA and Hawaii!
There are people who spend their whole lives worrying and prepping for things. That's clearly excessive. However, complacency and denial are not going to serve anyone well either in the event of a disaster. Somewhere in between, we need to be aware of and prepared for likely events without spending our lives worrying about them.
Yes, there's a difference between planning/preparing and obsessing/fixating. The first two will allow you to live a more peaceful life now *and later. The latter will keep you in fear and difficulty even when the calamity happens. It's important to have a balance.
Looking forward to the rest of your series!