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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There might be floods and droughts. But I seldom hear of tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc. Why is that? Does it have something to do with Africa being the motherland (the central starting point); therefore, it has more stability?[/quote] There are reported natural disasters in Africa. For example, On August 21, 1986, Nyos Lake in Cameroon suddenly released a lot of CO2, sufficating thousands of people. I remember it being reported. As for earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, Algeria has had huge and devastating earthquakes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Algeria). Tsunamis? Well there are no large scale subduction zones adjacent to Africa. So, tsunami sources are not likely. But, in 2004, 300 people in Somolia Drowned. Note that the east coast of aftrica was the only part of Indian Ocean to get warning from the Northern Sumatra/Nias Island tsunami. Hurricans/Cyclones happen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-West_Indian_Ocean_tropical_cyclone_season[/quote]
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