> How come people continue to live in flood planes, hurricane zones, or the Northeast?
Because those places have desirable geographical features, like access to fresh water (flood plains tend to have this in spades), access to arable land (doesn't always support high density, but supports at least people to farm and support farming, because people living elsewhere need to eat), access to natural features that are convenient in trade (like navigable waterways and natural harbors), access to valuable natural resources, etc.
Because those places have desirable geographical features, like access to fresh water (flood plains tend to have this in spades), access to arable land (doesn't always support high density, but supports at least people to farm and support farming, because people living elsewhere need to eat), access to natural features that are convenient in trade (like navigable waterways and natural harbors), access to valuable natural resources, etc.