Oh, here's their "three pot method" diagram.

#disasterpreparedness

Hmm, that seems like a good strategy, always have someone who is cleaning. #disasterpreparedness
Oooh, that'sn an idea, push button LEDs for the bathrooms. Sure better than dropping your flashlight in the loo! 🤢 #disasterpreparedness

Hmm, I don't have an angle grinder/bolt cutters in my disaster prep kit... Waffle House does. What do they know that I do not know?

#disasterpreparedness #disasters #wafflehouse

Tohoku University has launched a joint project with SoftBank to develop generative AI technology dedicated to disaster prevention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/03/japan/softbank-disaster-prevention-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #tohokuuniversity #softbank #ai #311
Tohoku University and SoftBank to develop disaster prevention AI tech

The joint project aims to use generative artificial intelligence to pass on memories and lessons from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The Japan Times
Japan's ruling coalition parties have agreed to drop a requirement for local governments to establish special wards to be in the running to become the country's backup capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/01/japan/politics/ldp-jip-secondary-capital-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #disasterpreparedness #decentralization #localgovernment
LDP, JIP agree to drop special ward requirement for secondary capital

The move opens up the role to prefectures other than just Osaka.

The Japan Times
https://www.walknews.com/1249270/ 「忘れない」「生かそう」…語り部は60人 熊本地震の被災者が伝える「命をつなぐ」備え | JAPAN Forward #DisasterPreparedness #Kumamoto #熊本 #熊本県 #環境

#RawStory Mar 29, 2026

US barreling towards ‘total collapse’ within 6 months if Iran war continues: expert

#DisasterPreparedness expert, author & US #AirForce #veteran #ChristopherArmitage issued a dire warning recently that the #SupplyChain disruptions caused by the US #war against #Iran had set the US on track for a “total collapse” within 6 months, with the bleak conditions only exacerbated by the #Trump administration's cuts to #SocialSafetyNet programs

#StopTrump

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676635644/

US barreling towards ‘total collapse’ within six months if Iran war continues: expert

Disaster preparedness expert, author and U.S. Air Force veteran Christopher Armitage issued a dire warning recently that the supply chain disruptions caused by the U.S. war against Iran had set the United States on track for a “total collapse” within six months, with the bleak conditions only exacer...

Raw Story
Echoes of the Past, Anchors for Tomorrow: The Hidden Urban Well

Echoes of the Past, Anchors for Tomorrow: The Hidden Urban Well

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