UPDATE 9.20.24: Alex Rappaport recently reported in the Boston Globe that the effects of water shortage will ripple through the world. He writes: As global leaders and innovators converge for Climate Week NYC, a critical issue remains conspicuously absent from the event’s 10 official themes: water scarcity. Across the globe, the struggle to secure adequate […]
Is Anyone in America Safe from Nuclear Attack?
At PreppGroup, Milan Adams discusses FEMA estimates for the survivability of a nuclear attack using 6,139 warheads. He writes: Here is a 1990 FEMA prediction, the last one FEMA made during the Cold War. Could parts of the USA survive a nuclear war? Not just ‘could,’ parts of the country would. Allen E Hall’s answer shows […]
The First Named Storm of 2024 Threatens the Gulf of Mexico
The first named storm of 2024 has emerged in the Atlantic. Alberto now threatens the Gulf of Mexico, though currently, it has top sustained wind speeds of 40 mph. The Associated Press reports: Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be […]
Top 10 Reasons to Own an AR-15
UPDATE 5.31.24: The NRA is America’s premier defender of the Second Amendment, but the organization recently won an overwhelming victory for the First Amendment at the Supreme Court. The court’s justices unanimously backed the NRA in NRA v. Vullo, a case that challenged the use of their power by government officials to silence opponents. The […]
Stop America’s Zombie Apocalypse before It Starts
Your Survival Guy has unfortunately experienced the discomfort and uncertainty of a prolonged natural gas outage. When gas service went out in much of Newport, RI, back in 2019, it took days to recover, and many people in town faced significant hardship. Your Survival Guy and Gal did just fine, but it was a real-time […]
Boom—Your Life Changes
Good Luck in Heaven! UPDATE 11.9.23: At The Wall Street Journal, Joshua Crawford has identified a problem with the FBI’s newly released Crime in the Nation Statistics. He explains disturbing crime trends in America that the media is attempting to explain away with Covid excuses. He writes: There’s more to the FBI’s newly released Crime in […]
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Your Survival Guy feels life is pretty good, especially after reading The Wager by David Grann. Just thinking about life back in the mid-1700s makes me appreciate the simple creature comforts of today. Being shipwrecked is no one’s idea of fun. And that’s a story that Grann tells with such detail you wonder if he […]
CAT 5: Prepare for Hurricane Lee
Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and is barreling through the Atlantic on course to hit America’s East Coast. Right behind Lee is Tropical Storm Margot, which is also expected to reach hurricane levels. First Coast News reports: It’s very active across the Atlantic basin, but thankfully there are no local threats […]
Investing in Water
Bottom Line: There is no downside when you begin thinking of yourself and your family first. Desalination may not be an option for you but once you start thinking about your water supply, you quickly realize there’s a lot you can do to keep from running out of it. Originally posted June 22, 2016. You […]
Shakedown Cruise: He’s Sending Out an S.O.S
“He was going to call for an S.O.S.,” a client told Your Survival Guy as I sat in the comforts of my office this week. “My friend refitted his fast trawler during the offseason and asked me if I wanted to go out on it,” he said. Now, being a boater, my client immediately realized […]
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