on If a hurricane or tornado or earthquake hit right now, would you know what to do? Odds are, if you live in an area prone to those types of disasters, you might have some sort of idea. Odds are also that if that disaster were a bioterrorism attack, a disease outbreak, or another non-climate disaster,… Continue Reading Do You Feel Prepared?
on The globe is warming up, ice caps are still melting, diseases are spreading, pollution is polluting, and the weather is more extreme every year. Jinkies! So what is a simple human to do? How can we prepare and make it through the next disaster? And the one after that? And the one after that? In… Continue Reading Episode 002 – Prepare to… be prepared!
on I walked past the authorities in hazmat suits and masks, only to be motioned to proceed down a short hall to be screened again, this time in a small cubicle. After handing over bags and passport, explaining my entire situation over again—with liberal use of hand gestures and several attempts at finding a phrasing that… Continue Reading Disaster Planning: Escape from Shanghai!
on Planning & Escapes Action: Talk to your kids about disasters and emergencies (1, 2, 3). Start a preparedness conversation with the people in your life. Connect with your local emergency management agency. Make a plan – individual, family/household, neighborhood, community, workplace. And remember, not everyone has the capacity to plan and prepared beforehand, so find a local food bank to use or donate to… Continue Reading Notes: Week Of 5/04/20
on Disaster declaration, state of emergency, public health crisis. It’s a big ol’ mess. Between all the legal acts, the paperwork, the bureaucracy, it’s tough to unravel how exactly US disaster response works. Government officials and public personalities are talking about declarations and executive orders and the like as if everyone is supposed to actually know… Continue Reading Disasters, Emergencies, Public Health, Oh My!