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Who Survives?
For the End of the World as We Know It

  • Can you catch plague just by standing next to someone who has it?
  • How many inches of concrete do you need between you and radioactive fallout?
  • How do you survive a hurricane, tsunami, tornado, earthquake, chemical or biological emergency?

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Survival Posts

Mega-Tornado Safety?

As tornadoes get bigger and more powerful, the danger increases. Alabama, Missouri, Texas, and more saw massive tornadoes this season and it is not over.

Tornado season varies by region. In the South, it’s March through May. In the Ohio River valley, it’s April through June. In the Midwest, it’s spring and summer.

Do Storms Seem [Click title to read more...]

Little-Known Facts about Tornadoes & Straight-Line Winds

North American phenomenon.

With still a week to go in May 2011, there have been 1,333 tornadoes reported in the US.

In comparison, there has been an annual average of 1,274 confirmed tornadoes over the last ten years.

So far this year, the tornado death toll stands at 520. That makes 2011 the deadliest [Click title to read more...]

Tornado Facts and Safety

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Tornadoes are spawned from powerful thunderstorms and are nature’s most violent storms. About one thousand tornadoes touch down in the U.S. each year.

Tornadoes cause fatalities and devastate entire areas of houses, schools, hospitals, businesses, and other buildings in seconds. Damage paths can be more than a mile wide and 50 miles [Click title to read more...]

Massive Tornadoes Kill 125 Despite Warning

Tornado damage in Joplin, Missouri

A massive tornado slammed into Joplin in southwest Missouri killing at least 124 and injuring an unknown number of people. The damage was breathtaking in scope.

Also, a tornado that hit Minneapolis killed one person and injured 29. And in Wisconsin, a state of emergency was declared after a powerful storm [Click title to read more...]

500-Year Flood on Mississippi River Caused by Deadly Storms

The Mississippi River springtime floods in 2011 already rival major floods in 1927 and 1993 but the floods are not over yet.

It started when two major storm systems dumped record rainfall on the Mississippi River watershed. Then, two more storm systems, each with record rain and tornadoes, hit in the third week of April. These storm systems were responsible [Click title to read more...]

Hurricane Disaster Bag for Bad Season Ahead

Central America is digging out from the first named storm of what promises to be a strong 2010 Pacific hurricane season.

Agatha slammed into Guatemala and El Salvador a week ago dropping record rain, killing at least 146 people and leaving a huge wake of destruction with thousands homeless. More than 94,000 people have been evacuated [Click title to read more...]