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How to prepare for and survive a flood

This article is taken from a previous, longer article about the health impacts of flooding.  Here we focus mostly on flood preparation and recovery. A recent study titled Increasing Vulnerability to Health Effects before, during and after Floods, observed the following  in people who had experienced a major flood… Males had a higher risk of dying due to risk taking behaviors Females had a higher risk for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress Young children, the elderly, and those with a chronic disease (e.g. heart disease, lung disease, etc) had a higher chance of getting sick or sicker Poor people have bad outcomes… Read More »How to prepare for and survive a flood

Climate Change, Your Money, and Your Life

I recently read two great books, one about the financial habits of millionaires, and the other about a way of thinking called Essentialism.  It occurred to me that part of being ready for the impacts of climate change, or your favorite calamity of choice, is being financially prepared. If you are hit by a disaster– be it a super storm, heat wave, hurricane, or invasion of black U.N. stealth helicopters, which is better?  Being caught off-guard and unprepared, or having enough to get your family through whatever comes? So today I’m going to summarize these two books and try to tie… Read More »Climate Change, Your Money, and Your Life