and in over faults which might be shaken by earthquakes. And in tornado-prone areas. OR where there might be monsoons. Or draught-prone stretches. Volcanos - not fun either, not when they get mad. And of course, no one really wants to live near fire ants. Killer bees - don't get me started. Ancient burial grounds - just watch what happens if you build on them! Near a factory? A nuclear power plant? Down the street from a pseudo-grunge-techno-thrash-hip hop band that does interesting but loud covers of Partridge Family tunes? No wonder we're having such a real estate crisis!!! Me? I'm going back home to the moon. (Lacks atmosphere, but no floods in way longer than I can even remember.) Seriously (?) though - fun article (on an admittedly not so fun subject.)