Helping you save yourself throughout life
Helping you save yourself throughout life
This article will keep a running list of links to websites, data repositories and news articles related to events / disasters both natural and weather related during the 2022 calendar year. Human-caused events / disasters is a separate article. Click…
This article will keep a running list of links to websites, data repositories and news articles related to human-caused events / disasters during the 2022 calendar year. Natural and weather related events / disasters for 2022 are a separate article.…
A Climate Crisis That Threatens Millions The American West is facing a water crisis that is having devastating and lasting effects on the environment, economy and society. The region is experiencing its worst megadrought in at least 1,200 years, according…
Wildfires have become an expected threat each summer. With the on-going mega-drought consuming the western US, vegetation is dryer than ever before. Read on to see how much danger you might be in. It doesn’t take much to spark a…
Hurricane preparedness is not something you should take lightly if you live along the U.S. Gulf Coast or Eastern seaboard. It is not a question of ‘if’ a hurricane will impact you, just a question of ‘when’. With the Atlantic…
Tornado preparedness is not something you should take lightly. While tornadoes can form in the right conditions anywhere in the world, the US is the world capital of tornadoes. The United States experiences on average 75% of recorded tornadoes each…
This article is a list of links to websites, data repositories and news articles related to events & disasters that occurred during the 2021 calendar year. With the sheer number of events & disasters that take place around the US,…
This week I go over another app designed to alert you in case of an event or disaster that is impacting your area: the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) app. Last week wrote about the American Red Cross Emergency Alerts…
This week and next week I am going to talk about two apps you should have on your smartphone: American Red Cross Emergency Alerts FEMA Both apps are available for free on the iOS App Store and the Google Play…
Uncommonly Common these days I remember growing up in the 70s and 80s before weather forecasting was what it is today. I also remember that extreme weather was a rare occurrence and when it was expected, people took notice. Sure…
Today I want to talk about the need to have an emergency stockpile. If the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t convince you, I don’t know what will. As summer begins, we are entering several seasonal periods of disaster danger from hurricanes, wildfires,…
This month I want to take a look at portable lighting. It is something that everyone should have regardless if you are preparing for a disaster or not. At some point you are going to need a flashlight for something. …