Sometimes we seem to forget that disasters and emergencies will always produce secondary and alternate events that will need our attention to protect ourselves. Pandemics are no different. There is always a stratum of individuals who will do whatever they can to enrich themselves or cause as much mayhem as possible for no reason but … Read more
Every cloud has a silver lining. Because of the current COVID-19 situation, I would like to welcome all the New Preppers in the World. Disaster planning is usually geared to regional natural events. Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Wildfires, Floods, etc. COVID-19 is truly a Global event. “Alfio Scisetti © 123RF.com.” How are you, only now, only … Read more
The last official Year of the Child was 1979. UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1979, by United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation was intended to draw attention to problems that … Read more
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is making news around the world. Some things you might want to know. DISCLAIMER; The medical information provided in this article is, at best, of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a medical professional i.e. a qualified doctor/ physician, nurse, pharmacist/ chemist or such. Emergency Action Planning is … Read more
A conservative estimate is that 600+ people die in the U.S. each year due to heat. On an international level, that number is much higher. Extreme Heat Summer is here, the heat is upon us. https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/data-snapshots/data-source-average-monthly-temperature Heat is the primary weather-related cause of death in the United States. The estimated mean annual heat-related death toll … Read more
