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The History Channel
"The Crumbling of America." This 2009 documentary still airs on the network, reporting on the status of the power grid, levees, underground pipes and other infrastructure. (Note: CNBC presented a similar program, “Race to Rebuild: America’s Infrastructure”, in 2011.) "Magnetic Storm", is part of the series The Universe, and provides the best explanation to date of how solar storms can knock out satellites and disable power grids worldwide. "Day After Disaster", is premised on a hypothetical nuclear bomb exploding in Washington D.C. Another program, "After Armageddon," dramatizes the scenario of a lethal flu virus spreading quickly across the United States. The 2008 documentary "Extinction 2012", from the series Nostradamus Effect, explains the Mayan calendar and apocalyptic prophecies from other cultures. (In fact, the whole first season of this series is worth a peak.) To better understand geologic forces and paleoclimatology, check out the series How the Earth Was Made, especially the episode "Yellowstone".
The Weather Channel
The series So You Think You'd Survive premiered in 2014, with a practical, how-to guide format. The life-threatening scenarios include a bee swarm attack, an avalance, a volcanic eruption, a hot-air balloon crash and overturned raft. Two older series, It Could Happen Tomorrow and Forecasting the End, both examine the impact of potential mega-disasters throughout the United States. On the first website, click on "video gallery" to see clips from the show.
National Geographic (NatGeo)
The series Doomsday Preppers has aired since 2012, following the preparations of different people around the country and rating their efforts. While it started out with a mocking tone, the presentation has improved over time. The web page is nice, too.
Discovery Channel
"How Will It All End?", is a 2011 documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. It dramatizes the potential of several catastrophes predicted by geologists, including an "ark storm" in California, a mega-quake in the midwest, an eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera and a tsunami that destroys the Atlantic Seaboard. Here's a video clip on YouTube.
The Science Channel
"When Earth Erupts" is a series that charts looming mega-disasters worlwide, with a strong focus on geology. If you're considering foreign spots as possible evacuation destinations, this program will let you know where NOT to go.
PBS
"Doomsday Volcanoes," a NOVA documentary premiering in January 2013, explores the hair-raising scenario of an Icelandic eruption. GPS tracking devices show the caldera beneath Katla expanding in the lead-up to what could be a climate-changing event.
ABC News
"Earth 2100". Two-hour fictional drama charts the collapse of civilization through the lifetime of a public health nurse. Still airs regularly on The History Channel during "apocalypse" programming.
"Last Days on Earth." 20/20 documentary from 2006 that still sometimes airs on The History Channel. Narrated by Elizabeth Vargas, it provides a succinct rundown of some of the most pressing threats facing civiliation.
Official Reports:
"Nasa Warns Of Super Solar Storm 2012." YouTube
"Severe Space Weather Events--Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts." (2009) Space Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences.
A potential ark storm in California
Preparedness and predicions.
USGS
Report Card on America's Infrastructure
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
"Perception of Climate Change." Recent study from NASA atmospheric scientist James Hansen. Published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.
Epidemics and Bacterial Threat Guide
Weather Disaster Preparedness Guide
Weather.com
Defending your home against a wildfire
University of Nevada (PDF)
Flu Pandemics
Flu.gov
Nuclear Disaster Preparedness
ReadyNutrition.com
15 Ways to Limit Radiation Exposure
by Joy Thompson via BackdoorSurvival.com
Plan Ahead
FEMA
Preparing and Getting Trained
American Red Cross
Ready.gov
Official federal emergency preparedness site.
U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force
Scroll down page for lots of links.
Emergency Services Nationwide
U.S. Search and Rescue
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
citizencorps.gov
Earthquake Resources for People with disabilities
California DisasterPreparedness
Severe Weather 101
NOAA
Preparing for Natural Disasters
EPA
Landslide Warning Signs and Preparation
US Geological Survey
Disease Outbreaks and Food Product Recalls
Understanding The Flu — Seasonal, Pandemic, Avian (Bird), Swine
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
Flu Pandemics
Flu.gov
Center for Disase Control and Prevention
FoodSafety.gov
US Health and Human Services
Food Safety News
Nonprofit watchdog group
Welcome: Mega-Disaster Survival Guide
A massive tsunami engulfs a residential area after a 9.0 earthquake in Japan on 3/11/11. Photo: REUTERS/KYODO
Now that many of the dire predictions for the present day have been corroborated -- both by scientific studies and actual mega-disasters -- it's time to hunker down for the bumpy ride ahead. The Mega-Disaster Planner is the internet's most comprehensive resource for disaster monitoring, evacuation, wilderness survival and long-term self-reliance off the grid. Even if you're not into doomsday prepping or "bugging out" in the event of a "SHTF" scenario (to use the lingo of preppers), this site provides disaster prep tutorials, links to emergency planning websites and the latest disaster news.
Bookmark this site now for future reference.
Introduction
Although the end of the world may not be bearing down on us just yet, a 2009 report from the National Academy of Sciences warned of unprecedented challenges in the near future. These could include:
- long-term loss of electrical power, gas and drinking water due to space weather
- failure of satellite communications, cell phones, broadcast signals and the internet
- disruption of government, law enforcement and medical services
- inability to purchase food, fuel, medicine or building supplies
National Academy of Sciences
In 2004, the Pentagon commissioned its own inquiry into the future. Entitled "Imagining the Unthinkable", the report concluded that a large chunk of humanity may be vulnerable to starvation if unstable climate conditions worsen. As the situation of shrinking natural resources persists in poorer countries, the possibility of a rogue nuclear attack against the United States or Western Europe also increases.
As a sign of things to come, during the so-called Derecho storms and heat wave hitting the midwest and mid-Atlantic states in 2012, the following comment was posted on the Yahoo news site:
"Every gas station is completely empty, people are mobbing to the stations and the beverage sections are drained. We were driving around on empty, preparing to run out of gas, as we visited about ten stations before finding one that still had gas.
We noticed a patrol car monitoring the activity, because most of these stations cannot make credit/debit card transactions because of the outage, so some of those who aren't prepared with cash are apparently stealing gas for generators. Note that the ATMs are down in many places as well...On top of it, gas prices dropped to about $3.15 a gallon on average, so I kept asking everyone if the world was coming to an end, because with the tensions that I was witnessing, it seriously seemed that way."
Hurricane Sandy, which struck a week before the 2012 presidential election, brought even more heartache to the east coast. When the storm took an uncharacteristic left turn while still out at sea, then started heading west, meterologists were stupified. (Conspiracy theorists blamed the freak event on HAARP weather manipulation.) At any rate, British storm-tracking computers were credited with providing a heads-up to the NOAA. Otherwise, the death toll may have been much worse.
Atlantic City, N.J., after Hurricane Sandy.
Photo: 6 ABC Action News.
As time marches on, researchers anticipate more extreme weather and natural disasters, along with:
- accelerated methane gas releases above the Arctic Circle and in the oceans
- more frequent volcanic eruptions, tectonic activity and tsunamis
- more worldwide flu pandemics
- higher sea levels due to melting ice caps
- a weakening magnetic field
- water and food shortages
Since 2007, the History Channel has aired programs about all the various "tipping points"on the horizon. See the TV listings in the gray box to the right. If you've watched any of these shows, you've likely already begun planning for the next catastrophe. Just as Noah commenced building his ark long in advance of the mother of all rainstorms, each of us can mitigate the impact of a worst-case scenario by:
2) Evaluating potential long-term evacuation destinations.
3) Learning first aid and herbal medicine.
4) Boning up how to survive in primitive conditions.
5) Mastering basic navigation skills.
6) Learning how to farm, forage, fish and hunt.
8) Seeking out spiritual guidance and enhancing our intuitive capacity to anticipate trouble ahead.
Click on the orange links above (or the ones listed in the "Topics" menu) to get a crash course on the subject or suggestions for gear and supplies.
The Mega-Disaster Planner also provides hundreds of links to web pages, articles and videos, as well as a list of books addressing doomsday concerns and geologic forces at work today. Remember, the internet won't be around forever. So take advantage of this library at your fingertips while it's still running.
For better retention, The City Edition suggests compiling a set of survival notes to bring along with you in an evacuation. Include copies of essential how-to instructions, recipes, formulas, charts, diagrams and photos. When the time comes, your notes should be ready to stuff into a Ziplock bag or other portable waterproof container.
In addition to long-range planning, be sure to prepare for short-term emergencies as well. Many of the sites listed in the lower part of the gray box on this page offer disaster preparedness tips. The book Just in Case: How to be Self-Sufficient when the Unexpected Happens, by Kathy Harrison, also covers the basics. Harrison aptly, if not prophetically, warned in her 2008 introduction:
"[T]his is the first generation that has allowed itself to become totally dependent on a fragile web of interdependent systems - whether food, transportation, communications, finance, power, workforce fuel or weather -- and the whole system will collapse in a domino effect that could bring our usual lives to a screeching halt. The shelves will be empty, the money will dry up, the lights will go out, the cars won't run..."
Assuming the climate experts and prophetic traditions are correct, getting set up for catastrophic times is a job none of us should put off for "the day after tomorrow."
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