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The Aftermath of the Tornados

4 May 2011

The horrible outbreak of tornados last week has been overwhelming. So many dead and so much property destroyed. The stress of it all is terrible too. Last year we had a much smaller outbreak in our area, but for over a week the weather radio was blaring ever afternoon. And when you are in an [...]

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More on the Japanese Earthquake

14 March 2011

What we’re seeing in the wake of the Japanese Earthquake is that being prepared saves lives. Japan is the best prepared country for earthquakes and tsunamis. They have always had respect for earthquakes as they are very common there, but they upgraded their codes after the Kobe earthquake in 1995 to an even higher level. [...]

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Earthquake Preparedness

11 March 2011

With the recent earthquake in Japan it is time to check your earthquake preparedness, if you live on the West coast of North America, along the Wasatch Fault in Utah and Idaho, or near the New Madrid fault along the Mississippi River in the Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas border region.
The worst thing about an [...]

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Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake – Yahoo! News

11 March 2011

Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake – Yahoo! News.
It looks like Japan has gotten a Big One.
New Zealand had a big one just weeks ago.
If you live in an earthquake zone tonight is the time to make sure your family’s emergency kit is up-to-date.

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Coughs, Colds and Pandemics

17 January 2011

Every home should have a first aid kit. Most commercial ones are just fine, though not all are designed for dealing with cold and flu. Some are just a collection of bandages, which is good but not always what you need.
So ignoring the antiseptic and bandages part of a first aid kit this will be [...]

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The Great Fire of 1871

14 January 2011

On 8 Oct 1871 there were a series of fires in the Midwest US. This included the Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire, the Michigan Fire and the Port Huron Fire, and large tracts of forest in Michigan and Wisconsin.
We only hear about the Chicago Fire and how it was started by a cow. However they [...]

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Thunderstorms

13 January 2011

People don’t tend to think of thunderstorms as particularly dangerous, but they can and do cause quite a bit of damage.
While animals and children are scared of the loud thunder, it is the lightning that is the most dangerous. Entire sports teams have been killed by a single stroke of lightning from a storm that [...]

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Preparing for a Cold Snap

9 December 2010

Seventeen people died in Central Europe in the last 24 hours from the cold, bringing the total this week to 45. A further 11 died in Russia, plus three in France and one in Germany, according to local authorities on Friday.
via At least 60 dead in Europe’s cold snap | World | BigPond News.
It gets [...]

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Volcano Preparedness

11 November 2010

The US has 50 active volcanos and there are about 50 eruptions every year.
There are about 500 active volcanos on the earth most around the Ring of Fire, with about 50 of them erupting every year. There are 5 active volcanos on the North American continent.
There are also 7 supervolcanoes in the world with 3 [...]

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Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanos, and Cold. Oh, My!

26 October 2010

Natural Disasters
Indonesia is getting hit hard again. Yesterday an earthquake triggered a tsunami and a volcano. There are many dead.
In the American Midwest it is cold and I will agree with them, it is cold. Cold enough for freeze warnings which are worse then frost warnings. A frost warning deals with tender plants and exposed plumbing [...]

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