While the panic grows over Ebola, yellow fever mosquitoes, which can transmit dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever itself, have been found in the Los Angeles area. It’s a grim reminder we are facing more than one potential scenario, so don’t … Continue reading →
Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes. How many of these occur in your area? How many have already been a near miss to your home? Are you ready for the next disaster? Listen to my latest podcast. … Continue reading →
Infection control is not fun. Having to wear a hazard suit and/or gown, mask, gloves, goggles, hood, and boots/booties is very hot and uncomfortable. Try wearing an N95 mask for 8 hours and see how well you fare. People will … Continue reading →
Special Ebola Coverage (Articles listed here are for informational purposes only. Their inclusion in the Prepper News Watch does not imply any condonation of these opinions.) Dr. Ben Carson: Mistake to Bring Ebola Patients to US Bringing in the military … Continue reading →
Ebola is beginning to create a stir in the prepper community and we’ll be posting these articles in a special section. If you haven’t already, you need to listen to my podcast, Episode 230 – News that Preppers Should be … Continue reading →
SpaceWeather.com just released the following notification: Long-lived sunspot AR1967 returned to the Earthside of the sun on Feb. 25th and promptly erupted, producing an X4.9-class solar flare. This is the strongest flare of the year so far and one of … Continue reading →
Not that H9N2, H7N9 and H5N1 was bad enough, we now have a new DEADLY flu to watch out for: H10N8. The woman referenced in the WHO text in the link has died. Avian influenza A (H10N8) … Continue reading →
How far would go to get gas? Would you trade sex for it? Apparently, some people think that it’s a worthwhile trade. This shouldn’t really be a surprise, as when resources – food, clean water, fuel, security – are in short … Continue reading →
Given the name of this website and the podcast, it’s fairly obvious that I am a proponent of being prepared. While I derived this opinion from decades of personal experience, looking at the major disasters over the past few years … Continue reading →
Though nuclear power plants in the US are designed to be extremely safe, we know from our series on EMP and CME events (Extremely Important Aspect About Nuclear Reactors And EMP-CME Events) that they do have a fail point. Let’s … Continue reading →
