Gallery: These Amazing Maps Show How Threatened Your Home Is by Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes

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    Here, a map of how intense tornado winds have been in Oklahoma City. The most surprising feature? That there are hotspots. It's unclear why. It could be a weather phenomenon, or a geographic phenomenon.
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    A map of hurricane energies seen over time in the Tampa area. The stripes represent the tracks of various hurricanes.
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    A map of earthquake shaking potential in the LA area.
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    A map of wildfire potential in the LA area. The big green area, which denotes relative safety from wildfires, seems to make no sense--until you click and see that it maps exactly to the Zaca wildfire of 2007, which totally gutted the region affected, thus leaving nothing to burn in the years after.
  • The wildfire map for the Denver area.
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    The wildfire map for the Denver area.
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    A map of flood areas in the Tampa area.
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    Earthquake shaking intensity in Northern California.
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