Keep yourself and your loved ones safe by planning ahead. Are you in a flash-flood prone area? Contact the local county geologist or county planning department to find out if your home is located in a flash-flood-prone area or landslide-prone area. Make a communication plan and a disaster plan for your family. Plan and practice […]
Earth’s weather can produce various kinds of windstorm which include waterspouts, dust devils and tornadoes. Although they have the common features of a column of rotating air, they are actually formed through different processes. Dust devils and small whirlwinds are caused by severe local heating of the earth’s surface that makes the air rise rapidly. […]
Lightning is known to be the leading cause of weather-related deaths. It may look fascinating when streaks of lightning simultaneously appear in an evening sky however it could be severely dangerous when one bolt strikes a person or a certain form of property. A lightning bolt can kill a person while lightning survivors might experience […]
There have been catastrophic events for many years in history. Record breaking hurricanes have occurred. Massive flooding. Wildfires. Mudslides. We hear about these events so much that it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we’ve faced all of the dangers we’re going to face from natural events. We think we know all […]
When hurricanes strike, people with diabetes face particular challenges, especially those using insulin. More than 20 million people in America have diabetes, and many others suffer with other chronic health conditions. During this year’s hurricane and tornado season, Eli Lilly and Company, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of insulin, suggests that individuals with diabetes […]
With this severe, active, hurricane season underway, here are some ideas to make areas of the topic more relevant to your children. There are also suggestions for dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophic hurricane. If you are in an area that experiences other natural phenomena, just adapt these suggestions to fit your needs. 1. […]
It’s hard to believe it’s already hurricane season, and it’s also hard to believe that this season is projected to be as bad as or worse than last year’s season. We’re here to help you prepare, but rather than repeat the usual “flashlight and first aid kit” disaster preparedness checklist, we’re going to give you […]
With Hurricane Ida poised to hit Louisiana in the next couple of days, perhaps it’s appropriate to talk about hurricane preparedness. With meteorologists forecasting a very active hurricane season, you may want to learn how to best prepare for an oncoming storm. It’s not just the folks on the coast that need to be prepared […]
Preparing your house for a hurricane is very important, and it does not need to be a difficult task when done properly. Most of the things that are important for protecting your home can be done in advance so you have everything you need when a storm comes your way. The most important thing to […]
There are some severe weather hazards that get a lot of press… tornadoes, for example, are attention-grabbers, and they frequently take center stage during preparedness campaigns. One deadly severe weather threat that doesn’t always make the spotlight, however, is lightning. On their lightning safety web page, the NWS notes that lightning is hotter than the […]