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Los Angeles County tops the Index, which calculates risk based on how many people and how much property is harm's way in places prone to natural disasters. The people and property components reveals a few potential surprises in the Index, as detailed by Borenstein in the source article.
FULL STORY: Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US
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