Via Tyler Cowen, a chart showing where one is most likely to die from weather. The conclusion:

Large cities like San Francisco and New York are among the safest places to live, but if city living isn’t for you, the odds of dying from the weather are lowest in the Midwest.

Drum gloats about Southern California being among the safest places in the country. He then concludes: "On the other hand, we’re still waiting for the Big One out here. This map could change color at any time." And the chart does not account for that slow, psychological death from the weather, otherwise known as England and Oregon.