page-loading-spinner

flooding

Image | Tips for Surviving and Recovering from a Flood
Tips for Surviving and Recovering from a Flood
by Samantha Biggers

For many parts of the country, the spring snow melt raises the specter of a potential flood in your community. For others, it’s hurricane season. And yet, floods can truly happen at any time, in any place, with the right conditions. On August 17, 2021, parts of Haywood County located in the mountains of North…
Tips for Surviving and Recovering from a Flood
 by Samantha Biggers

For many parts of the country, the spring snow melt raises the specter of a potential flood in your community. For others, it’s hurricane season. And yet, floods can truly happen at any time, in any place, with the right conditions. On August 17, 2021, parts of Haywood County located in the mountains of North…
Image | Adam Parks: Flood!
Adam Parks: Flood!
by Adam Taggart

In late February, Sonoma County California experienced intense flooding causing several hundred millions of dollars in damage. Fortunately loss of life was very low relative to the fires that ravaged the same region the year before.

In this week's podcast, we talk with Adam Parks, whom we've interviewed previously about sourcing and preparing sustainably-raised meat (he operates a meat CSA in Sonoma County). Adam's business in Sebastopol, CA was hit hard by the flooding, and he graciously paused his recovery efforts to give us a play-by-play account of what happened during the disaster and how Sonoma County is recovering from the floods.

This is a little different from our usual fare, but is an instructive reminder that disasters strike without warning, and that when they do, most people and businesses are caught completely unawares.

Adam Parks: Flood!
 by Adam Taggart

In late February, Sonoma County California experienced intense flooding causing several hundred millions of dollars in damage. Fortunately loss of life was very low relative to the fires that ravaged the same region the year before.

In this week's podcast, we talk with Adam Parks, whom we've interviewed previously about sourcing and preparing sustainably-raised meat (he operates a meat CSA in Sonoma County). Adam's business in Sebastopol, CA was hit hard by the flooding, and he graciously paused his recovery efforts to give us a play-by-play account of what happened during the disaster and how Sonoma County is recovering from the floods.

This is a little different from our usual fare, but is an instructive reminder that disasters strike without warning, and that when they do, most people and businesses are caught completely unawares.

Image | Matthew Stein: When Disaster Strikes
Matthew Stein: When Disaster Strikes
by Adam Taggart

To make sense of which steps are most important to take soonest when preparing for a major disaster, we've invited Matthew Stein back on the program.

Mat is a design engineer, green builder, and author of the two bestselling books: When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival (Chelsea Green 2011), and When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency (Chelsea Green 2008).

On this week's podcast, Mat details his recommended steps for those facing imminent threat of crisis (Hurricane Irma), those with more time to prepare for one (Hurricane Jose), and those dealing with the aftermath of disaster (Hurricane Harvey).

 
Matthew Stein: When Disaster Strikes
 by Adam Taggart

To make sense of which steps are most important to take soonest when preparing for a major disaster, we've invited Matthew Stein back on the program.

Mat is a design engineer, green builder, and author of the two bestselling books: When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival (Chelsea Green 2011), and When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency (Chelsea Green 2008).

On this week's podcast, Mat details his recommended steps for those facing imminent threat of crisis (Hurricane Irma), those with more time to prepare for one (Hurricane Jose), and those dealing with the aftermath of disaster (Hurricane Harvey).

 
Image | Off The Cuff: Quantifiying The Impact Of Hurricane Harvey
Off The Cuff: Quantifiying The Impact Of Hurricane Harvey
 PREVIEW
by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • The Danger Has Not Yet Passed
    • Levee spillovers and other risks are still in play
  • The Impact On The Oil/Gasoline Market
    • Will be much larger than folks were originally expecting
  • The Costs To Rebuild Will Be Massive
    • Harvey will likely be the US' most expensive storm to-date
  • How To Prepare For Similar Disasters In The Future
    • Take action early. Don't lose urgency once the sun comes out

In the midst of his hour-by-hour analysis of the situation in the Gulf in the aftermath of Harvey, Chris takes time to talk with Charles Hugh Smith about the repercussions of this mega-storm, both short and long-term.

Click to listen to a sample of this Off the Cuff Podcast or Enroll today to access the full audio and other premium content today.
Off The Cuff: Quantifiying The Impact Of Hurricane Harvey
 PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • The Danger Has Not Yet Passed
    • Levee spillovers and other risks are still in play
  • The Impact On The Oil/Gasoline Market
    • Will be much larger than folks were originally expecting
  • The Costs To Rebuild Will Be Massive
    • Harvey will likely be the US' most expensive storm to-date
  • How To Prepare For Similar Disasters In The Future
    • Take action early. Don't lose urgency once the sun comes out

In the midst of his hour-by-hour analysis of the situation in the Gulf in the aftermath of Harvey, Chris takes time to talk with Charles Hugh Smith about the repercussions of this mega-storm, both short and long-term.

Click to listen to a sample of this Off the Cuff Podcast or Enroll today to access the full audio and other premium content today.
Image | Harvey Is A Major Still-Unfolding Disaster
Harvey Is A Major Still-Unfolding Disaster
by Chris Martenson

Superstorm Harvey continues to wreak epic damage to Texas, particularly Houston.

But it’s not the wind, it’s the rain. Epic, record-breaking, unbelievable amounts of rain.

It’s entirely possible that the entire region will not get back ‘to normal’ for months, if not years.
Harvey Is A Major Still-Unfolding Disaster
 by Chris Martenson

Superstorm Harvey continues to wreak epic damage to Texas, particularly Houston.

But it’s not the wind, it’s the rain. Epic, record-breaking, unbelievable amounts of rain.

It’s entirely possible that the entire region will not get back ‘to normal’ for months, if not years.
Image | How to Live Through a Flood
How to Live Through a Flood
by JW

With more chaotic weather and severe storms being a possibility, it is good to be prepared with the knowledge of what to do in a flooding emergency.  Here are a few tips and things to consider when stuck in a flood.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/survival-skills-how-live-through-flood

How to Live Through a Flood
 by JW

With more chaotic weather and severe storms being a possibility, it is good to be prepared with the knowledge of what to do in a flooding emergency.  Here are a few tips and things to consider when stuck in a flood.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/survival-skills-how-live-through-flood

Image | 10 Tips to Prepare for Spring Flooding
10 Tips to Prepare for Spring Flooding
by JW

Great tips to keep you safe and secure when heavy spring rains start to come down and flooding can create emergency situations.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/survival-skills-10-tips-prepare-spring-flooding

10 Tips to Prepare for Spring Flooding
 by JW

Great tips to keep you safe and secure when heavy spring rains start to come down and flooding can create emergency situations.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/survival-skills-10-tips-prepare-spring-flooding

Image | 10 Realities After a Major Flooding Event
10 Realities After a Major Flooding Event
by JW

Some great tips and knowledge for setting realistic expectations of what life will be like after a major flood or hurricane. 

http://thesurvivalmom.com/l10-realities-major-flooding-event/

10 Realities After a Major Flooding Event
 by JW

Some great tips and knowledge for setting realistic expectations of what life will be like after a major flood or hurricane. 

http://thesurvivalmom.com/l10-realities-major-flooding-event/

Image | Surviving the Colorado Floods
Surviving the Colorado Floods
by Latersbrau

For the past year, I’ve lived in a valley at 6,500 feet, in a small community of homes tucked in the mountains of northern Colorado, surrounded by national forest. It’s just a fifteen-minute drive down the mountain to Lyons, a surprisingly vibrant town of twenty-five hundred or so that’s now drowning in water and sewage and pieces of people’s homes, and has been since the early hours of Friday, September 13.

I was with some friends at the Distillery in Lyons the night of the floods, but made it back up the mountain before the water tore through town in the middle of the night. It’s now several days later and entire neighborhoods are gone, the water is contaminated with E. coli, the infrastructure is destroyed, the St. Vrain river is now somehow a few hundred yards south of where it was, and most everybody in town is displaced for several months, or permanently.
Surviving the Colorado Floods
 by Latersbrau

For the past year, I’ve lived in a valley at 6,500 feet, in a small community of homes tucked in the mountains of northern Colorado, surrounded by national forest. It’s just a fifteen-minute drive down the mountain to Lyons, a surprisingly vibrant town of twenty-five hundred or so that’s now drowning in water and sewage and pieces of people’s homes, and has been since the early hours of Friday, September 13.

I was with some friends at the Distillery in Lyons the night of the floods, but made it back up the mountain before the water tore through town in the middle of the night. It’s now several days later and entire neighborhoods are gone, the water is contaminated with E. coli, the infrastructure is destroyed, the St. Vrain river is now somehow a few hundred yards south of where it was, and most everybody in town is displaced for several months, or permanently.
Total 9 items

Community

Top Conversation

 Prep Now for the Coming Winter Challenges
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the needs and sustainability of our family. We have six young children, our oldest just turned 12 and our youngest just turned 3 months old. I love the considerations that the article had above and thought I would add a few things that I have considered for our situation. My...
Image | hgrootveldgmail-com by hgrootveldgmail-com
36 95
View the conversation
Image | GoldCore

GoldCore

Learn more
Image | American Gold Exchange

American Gold Exchange

Learn more