Stunning maps show world’s most dangerous weather hot spots - in a neighborhood near you

A map shows the direction in which tornadoes have traveled over the last 63 years, based on archived tornado data via the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

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A world map shows the locations of all hurricanes and tropical storms since 1851, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service Storm

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A world map shows the historical location of earthquakes using data from the U.S. Geological Survey, Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC) and University of California-Berkeley's Seismological Laboratory.

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A map of the United States depicts America's wildfire hot spots since 2001.

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A 2012 map of the United States shows the location of all tornadoes since 1950, based on archived tornado data via the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

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Where is the UK on that map, I couldn't see it?

Wow, what a job that must have been to put together!

The information, put on a map the way he did it is easily understandable and clear.

Kudos to him for doing that for the US ... I'd sure like to see that sort of info done for the rest of us outside the States as well.

Kudos to you OP for bringing this info forward.

We are all on the outside, looking in, when it comes to mother nature, but this does give us a better understanding of the dangers ahead.