For many people, the idea that society and government might break down and cease to exist, at least as we know it, sounds like something straight out of a science fiction novel. After all, post-apocalypse is a common theme in fiction and media nowadays. But is it as unlikely as we think? We live in …
How much do you know about surviving emergencies? And I’m not talking about power outages… I mean full-on, “survive-or-die” kinds of situations that tend to occur when people least expect them. What’s your shot at going through a major cataclysm, war, nationwide civil disturbance or a terrorist attack and living to tell the tale? There’s …
These days, what most people in North America are worried about is terrorist attacks and natural disasters. But the fact is, there is a host of other dangers that are far less dramatic but just as deadly on a large scale. One of them is hunger. Think about what happens if the food stores and …
We depend on water for our survival – one can’t last for even a week without it. That’s why a situation when there isn’t enough water, or it’s not drinkable, should be treated as a catastrophe that could cost people their lives. Even if there were enough drinkable H2O on Earth for everyone, you should …
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