Escott said:
Excuse me but can you site the last hurricane that occured on the North Coast on the western side of the Island. Lets say from Cabrera to the Haition border?
Let me do this for you. Not in recorded history. That is why a lot of us specifically picked that place to live.
Escott
I love these marketeer types... always want to put things in a positive light... but then, for the North Coast of the DR, you can put things weatherwise in a positive light. Last year we had hurricane Jeanne, came in at the bottom of the island as a cat 1 hurricane, came just up the coast between the mountains and the coast and lost strength somewhere between Nagua and Cabrera to become a tropical storm. The previous one that was a nailbiter was Hurricane Frances - paralleled the North Coast but had us biting our nails there for a few hours.
Tropical storms can also do damage, and this one defnitely did. But I say again, the North Coast of the DR is historically one of the safest places in the Caribbean in terms of direct hurricane hits. Scott is on the button there. The geography of the island and its orientation to weather has a lot to do with the statistic.
One the north coast there is a harbor, Luperon, that is known as one of the safest hurricane holes in the whole Caribbean Basin.
I respectfully submit that the statistics that you've been reading is either from an incorrect source, or you are reading them incorrectly. I will be glad to interpret it for you, if you let me know what you've been reading.
In terms of earthquakes, I lived through the previous one... 6.5. The area recovered in weeks. Some under spec buildings did not.
Anyway, let me know what research you've been doing and where you've read it, and I'll be glad to put it in perspective 'cause what you're quoting is just wrong. If you read what I've written in terms of weather on this site, you will see that we don't easily go into a hysterical mode. There is a lot that you can do to safeguard yourself against the weather. Again, it is your choice and if we seem a little 'wild' for you, please make a different decision. Let me ask, have you visited? and if so, how many times and for how long?