NATURAL DISASTER-FREE ZONE

It seems to me that Sweden must be one of the safest places to live on the face of the planet. Think about it…there are nearly NO natural disasters of any kind here*. Oh, occasionally, there are floods and maybe the stray forest fire or two, but for the most part, it’s pretty dull in the force-of-nature department. Someone has protested that there are earthquakes once in awhile, but I suspect it’s faulty information. What I wouldn’t give for a cracking good Chicago-style thunderstorm some days. When we lived in Nebraska, I can remember climbing up on the roof with...