by Steve | Jan 31, 2021 | Resilient Homes and Buildings, Threats and Dangers
We’ve all seen the unprecedented wildfire seasons in Australia and California on TV, but could you imagine a fire so devastating it kills hundreds of thousands of people in a single night? A fire so powerful it lifts people off their feet and sucks them into its...
by Steve | Jan 13, 2021 | Adaptation Strategies, Threats and Dangers
What can we learn from trauma medicine when it comes to climate change? There is a credo in emergency trauma medicine that says, “Treat First What Kills First”. There are clearly defined patterns and formulas to identify what kills first and should be...
by Steve | Aug 28, 2020 | Adaptation Strategies, Threats and Dangers
Why the risk of climate chaos is accelerating We have known for a long time that climate change is going to increase the risk of extreme weather events. Lately, there have been some worrying developments. In late spring and summer 2020, the Arctic has experienced an...
by Steve | Jul 20, 2020 | Food Storage
Most people have limited storage space in their kitchen cupboards, pantry or basement. While the average person probably never makes use of their full storage capacity, we as preparedness-minded people are different in that regard. If you seriously prepare for...
by Steve | Jul 8, 2020 | Resilient Homes and Buildings
Do we even need electricity? Humans have lived and survived for thousands of years without electricity. This means in a grid-down scenario we could just go back to the good old, primitive days and live like our ancestors, right? Wrong. While we are still the same...
