Apple to Donate to Hurricane Ida Relief and Recovery Efforts

[Maconplasma]

I wish Apple would spend the money opening an Apple Store in Wichita instead but they will not support what they consider fly-over country.

Perhaps because Kansas being in middle America is a high risk for tornados and Apple may not want to put forth financial resources towards stores that will end in disaster just like in this news article. Also it's a risk for their employees. Don't throw flames at me. I'm just giving a possible scenario as to why they won't put stores in that area.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Good on Apple for donating.

 

[fyun89]

That right there is what I think of when people say things like that. (And don't forget the fact that California and the desert southwest have to support an ever increasing population with a water supply that continues to shrink). And to throw in another example...I live about an hour away from a town that has been hit (or almost hit) by a tornado every couple years (no joke) for the last 15. They rebuild time and time again. Heck, we could use Moore, Oklahoma as a well known example. That city has been hit by tornadoes multiple times and sometimes even taking roughly a similar path through the city!

Think about how many times Anchorage gets rocked by major earthquakes and rebuilds the damage. The San Francisco Bay Area has rebuilt BIGGER after Loma Prieta. There really isn't a truly risk-free place to live.

How much have the wildfires in Cali, been costing year after year?
148 billion in 18',
163 million just on suppression in 19',
130-150 billion in 20',
and so far as of July of 21' just in suppression over a billion.

No disrespect to Louisiana, but I don't think that's a fair comparison. Nearly no population is affected by the wild fires and all major cities are unharmed (other than bad air). Tornado, on the other hand affects thousands of lives.

Major earthquakes occur every 100 years and buildings are built to withstand those these days. Not one place is earthquake free -- see the >5 earthquake that occurred in North Carolina in 2020!

 

[dfstock]

What a nice tax write off.

 

[max2]

Wind speeds of 172 mph clocked there, don't try to minimize the horrific damage.

I have a feeling next year it will be upgraded to a Cat. 5

 

[max2]

I rather a hurricane than a earthquake.