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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
So why are vancouver houses still so insanely high? i guess everyone must have really good insurance.
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My guess is that they are engineered to withstand a major earthquake in the area. Look at San Francisco and Tokyo, a large amount of very tall buildings while very close to very active fault lines. The advancements in architecture and design of these new high rise buildings are astounding compared to even 25 - 30 years ago.
In regards to the Yellowstone Caldera, The eruption of this "Supervolcano" will have major impacts on life in the greater Northwest region, living in Calgary there will be climate change due to the large amount of ash and gases ejected into the atmosphere but nothing life threatening.
This is why Calgary is a great place to live!