When Quarantine Becomes Your RealityThe outbreak and rapid spread of coronavirus has government and health officials doing everything they can to minimize the number of people infected. Originating in China, the country's neighbor...
4 Ways to Prepare for and Deal with Disasters in Urban SettingsTaking the subway versus driving to get groceries. Paying $300 per month in parking fees vs. free parking. Sitting in gridlock for an hour versus coasting for ten minutes to get to work. Daily l...
Disaster Preparedness for Women 101Daily life as a woman includes a few aspects that men don’t have to worry themselves with. For example, remembering to stock up on menstrual cycle products every month. Or nursing and pumping mi...
Ditch the Bleach: 6 Uses for Hydrogen PeroxideWhen the going gets tough, many aspects of daily life fall by the wayside, such as putting on makeup, shaving, and flossing. Some things you can neglect and still get by. But when it comes to sa...
2 Timely Reminders That Preparedness Is Still Critical in 2020Just two weeks into 2020, and the world hasn’t let us forget that we’re always at risk for deadly and damaging disasters. On January 7th and 11th, Puerto Rico was struck by 6.4- and 6.0-magnitu...
Civil Unrest: A Glimpse Into 3 Current Situations and Applicable LessonsWith a consistently shifting and changing financial, political, and social landscape, civil discontent is going to be a continued reality in our world. In many democratic and non-democratic nati...
When Governments Kill the InternetMany people in the Western world consider internet access to be a fundamental right. Our ability to instantly communicate with our friends and family, access information, and generate income usi...
6 Unconventional Ways To Start A Fire In An EmergencyIf you’re relatively well-versed when it comes to preparedness, you know a few things to be true. You know you need to have your go bag stocked and ready before disaster hits. You know which foo...
Survival Lessons from the World War II Home FrontWorld War II was the deadliest war in human history, with a death toll of about 70 million people worldwide. As the Axis and Allied powers battled it out in the South Pacific, Europe, Middle Eas...
6 Things to Be Grateful for When Disaster StrikesIt’s easy to take certain things for granted. (Like electricity, which those in California are discovering all too often now.) For many of us, our lives are busy--running the kids around, tryin...
Bomb Cyclones & Polar Vortexes: Extreme Winter WeatherAs 2019 comes to a close, AccuWeather's “long-range forecast team predicts an active winter season is ahead for the northeastern United States.” As temperatures start to drop below zero more oft...
Celebrate Our Veterans with 3 Lessons from Past WarsAlexander Hamilton once said, “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” Seeing what our country’s servicemen and wome...
