Summer Vacation Odds: Which US Destinations Carry the Most Risk?

The numbers in this study are small. A 0.00015% chance of a shark attack. A 0.013% chance of a lightning strike. Even heat illness, the highest risk in the dataset, tops out at 2.9%. But that is exactly the point. Understanding odds changes how you make decisions, whether you are at a card table or planning a week on the Florida coast.

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