• New Fema index considers exposure to natural disasters
  • East coast more vulnerable to twister damage than Oklahoma

Los Angeles county is the riskiest county in the US, according to a new Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) index which considers 18 kinds of natural disasters, from earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes to floods, volcanoes and tsunamis.

Related: ‘Too late to stop it’: California’s future hinges on managing megafires

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