Readers reply: If you were prepping, what would your top five items be?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week’s followed the Spain/Portugal outages
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Emergency Spanish: Vocabulary and Phrases To Help You Out
We list the most important emergency Spanish vocabulary & phrases that you'll need if dealing with the police, medical scenarios or problems with transport
These resources teach you to build an emergency kit filled with the items you need to survive on your own for several days after a disaster. After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency.
Go Bag Checklist: Essentials for National Preparedness Month
Discover the essentials for assembling a go bag during National Preparedness Month. Learn how to choose, pack, and optimize your go bag for emergencies and disasters.
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What Belongs in Your Survival Kit, From 8 People Who Know Something About Disasters (Published 2023)
Instant coffee, a stash of singles, a good rapport with your neighbors and … Pringles. Here’s what you really need to prepare for extreme weather events and other disasters.
Disasters can take a serious emotional toll, causing intense feelings, trouble concentrating, disrupted eating/sleeping, strained personal relationships, and headaches, nausea, or chest pain.
“The honeymoon period is over,” says Steve Moskowitz, disaster preparedness and response coordinator of the New York State Office of Mental Health. “At the beginning of a disaster, such as Hurricane Sandy, volunteers come to a disaster site in droves, but as time goes on, many have to go back to their own lives, leaving survivors to face some harsh realities.”
Living through a disaster, whether natural or man-made, can take a serious toll on one’s mental health, both in the immediate aftermath of the disaster and for months or even years to follow. Wildfires, floods, earthquakes, tornados, terrorist attacks, warfare, and other life-threatening events can be traumatic and may trigger ongoing mental health symptoms like hyperreactivity, anxiety, or depression.
NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to pack a go bag so you're prepared if a disaster ever forces you to leave your home in a hurry....
In small, simple steps, Perci guides you through activities to prepare you for any disaster. The app saves all your disaster preparedness plans in one place.
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