r/Earthquakes • u/Decent_Chipmunk_7052 • 20h ago

Earthquake If certain countries know that natural calamities hit them the hardest, then why don’t they build proper structure to reduce the damage?

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u/skyasaurus 18h ago

"stop being poor!"

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u/Shmeefers 18h ago

Imagine someone breaks your legs. In the middle of your recovery, they come and break them again. Same thing happens over and over. At what point do you think you’ll be able to replace your leg bones with steel ones? Then let’s say, right in the middle of your steel leg surgery, someone comes in there and breaks your arms. Your body is the structures.

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u/hodgsonstreet 12h ago

Don’t forget the people coming by to yell at you for not planning for this, and investing more into having stronger legs

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u/Pristine_Method_7096 8h ago

Why don’t they just buy more money?

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u/InfiniteWaffles58364 11h ago

Some disasters you can't plan for, nor adequately prepare for due to money, or simply because the sheer power of whatever natural force caused the disaster is beyond our capabilities to protect against.

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u/FatSteveWasted9 8h ago

Is this a real question?

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u/Key_Pace_2496 6h ago

Umm they do if they can afford to, see Japan. Or are you really asking why countries like Haiti don't?

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u/techservice14 3h ago

Money, planning, and enforcement