I, for one, am grateful beyond words that where I live is not susceptible to hurricanes or tsunamis. Everything else, yes, but not those. I am, however, waiting for the oceans to raise high enough that my property values skyrocket because I own beachfront property.

Imagine: a warm, sandy beach (because of the Yellowstone caldera), the sky a glow overhead (due to Idaho National Laboratory), the waves gently lapping against the palm trees (global warming)....