Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjwr93vrrzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#News #Environment #DisasterPrep

Inspired by this weather to make some progress on our go-bags, documenting here in case it helps anyone.

I've separated the contents into some plastic freezer bags to help keep fresh & dry in case of a flood/storm.

So far each bag contains:

Food in plastic bag:
nature valley granola bars, mixed x6
fruit in jelly cups x3
flavoured tuna tins x3 (pull tab tops)
Whittaker's peanut/almond slabs x2
cheap metal spoons x2

(what food to pack is highly subjective, as long as it keeps well)

Hygene kit in plastic bag:
Colgate travel dental kit (brush, paste, floss, mouth wash)
hand sanitiser
aquatabs (water sterlising tabs)
face masks
set of disposable silverwear

First Aid Kit:
a small pre-made personal first aid kit to which I've added some panadol and savlon

Still heaps to add to these, but it's a good start. Next up: water bottles, rain ponchos, flashlights, jumpers, phone chargers, important documents (or copies of)

#DisasterPrep #EmergencyPrep

KC1MUR – Emergency Communications, is there a simple answer? The pros and cons of a variety of commonly recommended “single solution” emergency communication options.

https://youtu.be/TuiNzmqHjQ4

Pride Radio Network: https://prideradionetwork.weebly.com/ #hamradio,#amateurradio,#inclusion,#genderequality,#sadhams,#kindness,#toxicmasculinity,#emotionalintelligence,#emergencycommunication,#ecomm,#prepping,#disasterprep

Join us for a FREE Community Workshop on THURSDAY, March 5th!
Cornish Public Library (20 West Gate), from 6:30pm - 7:30pm.

⛑️‘Be Ready’ - Preparedness for a Climate Emergency

This March, learn how to prepare yourself and your family for a climate emergency. Join the Manitoba Eco-Network and the Canadian Red Cross for a FREE 1-hour ‘Be-Ready’ workshop session!

#workshop #climatepreparedness #climateemergency #redcross #canadianredcross #disasterprep #emergencyprep #climateeducation #mben

Helpful, practical and timely video from Chris (City Prepping) - “How to Survive A Winter Power Outage and Stay Warm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yriC49g5dHA

He also shares a free “Extreme Weather Survival Guide” with good tips:
https://cityprepping.com/weather-shelter

More #CommPrep resources:
https://commprep.wesfryer.com/

#EmergencyPrep #DisasterPrep #prepper #IceStorm #winter #tips #survival

#DearLazyWeb: As part of #DisasterPreparedness organizing in the past, our group did a table top exercise to identify gaps in our response capabilities. We were fortunate enough to have someone who worked in public health make one and GM it for us.

I found some from FEMA with some quick searching. Assuming a group of 5-10 people organizing for themselves (and maybe folks in their neighborhoods), are there any exercises/table top simulations like these that other folks would recommend?

https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/individuals-communities/what-would-you-do-scenarios

I'd be especially interested in anything that considers intentional systemic collapse scenarios, like, "Some jackass shuts down the government and refuses to pay SNAP" and other things like "FEMA doesn't come to help because it's been disbanded by ghouls."

#DisasterPrep #Disaster #CommunityOrganizing