I was reading in an article on Time’s website that men are more likely to die in floods than women.  The article goes on to say that men are more likely to die in thunderstorms, too.  The attempted explanations theorize that the reason for these situations could be because men take more risks than women do, and/or it could be simply because men tend to spend more time outdoors than women do, so they are exposed to the risks of being killed in situations like that.

The article made me think about what I would do if my family was in a serious flood and I felt that I had to try to rescue a family member.  How much risk would I take?  I wonder how many of those flood related deaths are actually attributed to men trying to rescue someone else?  The article does not explore that path at all, so I guess I’ll just have to keep wondering.