Tag: natural disaster

[Premiering at 1PM ET] 10 Ways To Get Ready For The Food Collapse: Prepping In Big Cities With The Head Of The NYC Preppers Network

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul With raging inflation, rising prices, and the actual possibility of food shortages on the horizon, more and more people are getting into prepping. That is, preparing themselves and their family for any possible disasters, whether it’s natural disasters, manmade disasters, or economic disasters. However, most of the…


[Premiering Now] 10 Ways To Get Ready For The Food Collapse: Prepping In Big Cities With The Head Of The NYC Preppers Network

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul With raging inflation, rising prices, and the actual possibility of food shortages on the horizon, more and more people are getting into prepping. That is, preparing themselves and their family for any possible disasters, whether it’s natural disasters, manmade disasters, or economic disasters. However, most of the…


Australian State Premier Urges Raising Dam to Protect Flood-Prone Communities

Australian state leader Premier Dominic Perrottet is asking the federal Labor government to help fund the raising of the Warragamba Dam wall in a bid to reduce flood risk to the community downstream of Sydney’s biggest dam. The suggestion was first put forward in 2016 and has received renewed attention this week after several areas…


Australian Flood Victims Warned to Mentally Prepare

Australian flood victims returning to inundated homes have been urged to mentally prepare and reach out for support from people around them as evacuation orders ease. Federal relief payments of up to $1000 are now available for residents of 29 local government areas, while New South Wales (NSW) residents are being urged to donate money…


What Does Death Feel Like? Earthquake Survivors Report Pleasant Feeling

On July 28, 1976, the monstrous Tangshan earthquake caused more than 240,000 fatalities and 160,000 serious injuries. Medical workers in China did case studies on the survivors, most of whom had been buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings, to try and find out whether they had near-death experiences, and if so, how they felt.  The results…


Labor Promises $200 Million a Year to Defend Against Natural Disasters

The Australian Labor government is pledging a whopping $200 million a year to go directly towards building robust disaster prevention mechanisms across Australia. Labor leader Anthony Albanese reiterated nationwide calls that Australia should be working to mitigate the effects of natural disasters before they strike, rather than simply funnelling funds in the form of disaster…


‘The Tremors Woke Me Up’: Earthquake Rattles Northern Territory Capital City

A major earthquake that struck beneath Indonesian waters overnight has been felt as far away as Australia’s Northern Territory city of Darwin. The magnitude-7.3 quake shook the Top End capital about 3.55 a.m. local time, or 5:30 a.m. AEDT on Thursday. Locals were woken up by tremors which they said lasted for up to one…


‘A Very Resilient Community’: NSW Premier Visited Flood Ravaged Town of Forbes

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet on Thursday morning has visited the central-western town of Forbes where the threat of rising floodwaters is likely to linger for days, with more rain forecast in the coming days. He was joined by Deputy Premier Paul Toole and Emergency Services Minister David Elliott to receive a briefing from…


What Entrepreneurs Can Do to Overcome the Impact of Natural Disasters

By Pui Ki Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Natural calamities such as floods, fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes are major concerns for businesses across the globe. At any time, an environmental or atmospheric disaster can strike down companies and cause significant damages. They can also lead to severe and widespread economic recession, which…


I Lost Almost Everything in a Natural Disaster—Here is How I Recovered

By Wendy Keller I watched my next-door neighbor’s house burn on CNN. I was at my brother’s house in a Chicago suburb that day, visiting family for Thanksgiving 2007. There was nothing I could do. It was reasonable to expect that our home would be next, if it wasn’t already gone. It was. The city of…