A good place to have the largest city on Earth.

[Doktor Howl]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/05/6-us-airlines-cancel-flights-into-mexico-city-due-to-volcanic-eruption/

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Im sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

[Doktor Howl]

Im sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

They stopped sacrificing to the gods.  What did they think was going to happen?

If it gets worse, how the hell do you evacuate 32 million people?

[Suu]

When was the last time that one blew, anyway?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Maybe Johnny has some insights into this for us?

Also, it's 40 miles away. I mean, that could get icky, depending on a lot of factors, but Mt. St. Helens is 50 miles from Portland and that wasn't THAT big of a deal.

[The Johnny]

Well, my "common sense" perception of it, along with several "how's the weather bro?" conversations, is that, even the people living some KMs away from its skirts will be fine, i mean, how far does lava even go? 

Sure, they have this goddamn orange alert that has been going on since i saw the news in my childhood, and some seasons they have daily coverage of it... I really dont think theres anything bad that could happen, other than a fucking flooded city, with lockdown traffic (rain, ashes and the sewage system dont combine so well)... but hey! at least all our poor farmers will get free fertilizer.

I think i live about 3 hours away from it, i only had to run a handkerchief to clean my car's windows after being parked some 5 hours, metropoli will be fine.

[The Johnny]

Oh, and i'd rather have a fuming volcano that releases energy than one big unexpected explosion, there's that too.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

I'm glad the eruption isn't threatening mega carnage or anything. I'm sure the big one will come eventually, but by then I'm sure humanity will have learned how to not build houses and things on the sides of active volcanoes.

I'm still hoping for the Yellowstone Caldera to blow. But aside from the fact that it would wipe out all of my in-laws, there are probably very few upsides to an event like that.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Im sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Back when the eagle landed on the nopal with a snake, yeah.

[The Johnny]

On a day to day basis Im way more concerned about my fellow citizens and not getting run over by the wild west wage-zealous buses 

On the mid-long term I only worry about something like SARS/MERS or an earthquake.

[Suu]

This is when not living near an active fault line has it's perks.

[Left]

Im sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

They stopped sacrificing to the gods.  What did they think was going to happen?

If it gets worse, how the hell do you evacuate 32 million people?

You don't.
As well I should know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Rita

After watching the government let people die in New Orleans three weeks prior, I know the ex and I  were scared shitless.
It took us all night to get to College Station, which is usually less than 2 hours from here.
Basically, the entirety of Southeast Texas turned into a traffic jam...and only roughly 2 million people evacuated.

[Suu]

It would be like the entire Northeastern Seaboard evacuating from a large hurricane. 95 would become a parking lot. After Sandy, I think that this area is going to start taking lesser storms a lot more seriously. It will be interesting to see how NYC reacts to another Irene or Sandy track.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

On a day to day basis Im way more concerned about my fellow citizens and not getting run over by the wild west wage-zealous buses 

On the mid-long term I only worry about something like SARS/MERS or an earthquake.

Yeah, the whole earthquake thing is a thing I try not to think about too much.

The thing is, if you don't have volcanoes and earthquakes you have hurricanes and tornados. There's noplace that's actually safe, so fuck it, make the best of where you're at.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Speaking of which, I wonder why it's been so quiet here for the last couple weeks?

http://www.pnsn.org/earthquakes/recent