Why do people keep trying to live in areas that Mother Nature destroys on a regular basis?

Question by rayb1214: Why do people keep trying to live in areas that Mother Nature destroys on a regular basis?
They rebuilt New Orleans, still below sea level. Those fires in California are just a regular thing, Florida’s Hurricane season is just an annual cycle. Should people living in places that get constantly hit by the same natural disaster be eligible for Federal assistance? Seems like a lost cause, building something over and over knowing that it will just be knocked down

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