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Family emergency preparedness made simple.

[MS NOW Reports @MSNOW_Reports]

“This is a psychological trauma of some significance for a lot of kids. Everything's disrupted…kids need normalcy…the loss of normalcy is one of the things that really affects children,” says @IrwinRedlenerMD on Hurricane Idalia's impact on children.

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[Scott Duncan @ScottDuncanWX]

Meanwhile in Louisiana...

Firenado caught on camera

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

The latest data on forest fires confirms what we’ve long feared: Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago #disasterpreparedness #wildfires https://t.co/UWDBOyMY1j

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

It’s time ⏰🚨🔥

[CNBC Sport @CNBCSport]

"This should be a wake-up call. California, Hawaii, Greece... get your fire prevention going," says @shellenberger in the wake of the Maui wildfires. "Global leaders have to make this a priority for people to pay attention."

[NCDP @columbia_ncdp]

Preparedness is more like fitness; it’s not necessarily a discrete place that you’re trying to get to but more of an ongoing condition you’re trying to create, noted @jeffschlegel in @smartcitiesdive. https://t.co/sJjwTHLKVH

@ysabelle_kempe @columbiaclimate #HurricaneHilary

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

Insurance is getting harder and harder to come by in the places where people need it most…

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

Folks. Take a second. Read this post. This is the state of homeowners insurance in Florida. Now, to be clear, it’s not just extreme weather and climate. It’s also rebuilding/ contracting costs and fraud too. But as climate change escalates it’s hard to see this improving.

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

“The last nine years are the hottest nine years ever recorded on Earth, and those warmer temperatures are driving disasters” https://t.co/tbbOGkhA6j

[grist @grist]

A growing body of research shows that wildfires leave a trail of toxic chemicals behind. Without proper precautions, residents risk being exposed to dangerous concentrations of air and water borne chemicals for months or years. https://t.co/qR1CKwG2X4

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

If it hasn’t sunk in yet, we need to prepare our kids for a different world than we grew up in

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

BREAKING: For the first time on record, tropical storm watches have been issued in southern #California ahead of #Hilary.

It will be a torrential, dangerous tropical rainstorm. Widespread flooding, some serious w/mudslides, is likely.

Death Valley may see 3". Record is 1.88".

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

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[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

A staggering 41% of American adults face medical debt. One quarter owe > $5000. And almost a quarter say they don’t think they can ever pay it off in their lifetime. Roughly half of all US bankruptcies are caused by medical bills. What a sick sick world.
https://t.co/CQGlq3swIM

[Center for Disaster Philanthropy @CDPhilanthropy]

So far this year, 15 weather #disasters have had damage of at least $1 billion, which is more than any year so far, according to @NOAA estimates. And 13 of those were from severe thunderstorms/tornadoes. Learn more: https://t.co/v9iiZPtqhy

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

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[Marc Weinberg @MarcWeinbergWX]

I just wanted to update everyone on a significant change for X (Twitter). Most TV Stations (I assume all) can no longer push any content to Twitter through our weather systems. No updates. No watches. And the most concerning is no warnings. No severe t-storm warnings, no flash flood warnings, and no tornado warnings. They have limited access to their API and there is no solution at this point. I can’t say if that will or will not change. You can still get warnings through your TV, all other social media platforms that you follow us on, and through our App.

I always felt public safety was paramount over all. Maybe I was wrong.

[Dr Maria Neira @DrMariaNeira]

“Climate change,⁦@WHO⁩ says, is the “single biggest health threat facing humanity.”Climate-driven malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, heat stress are projected to kill an additional 250,000 people/year, with an annual cost of between 2 and $4 billion”. https://t.co/i2t2L8RdxL

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

Crazy video of the house falling into the Mendenhall River during record jökulhlaup flooding tonight. @NWSJuneau Via Sam Nolan on FB.

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“In 1980 losses from three US natural disasters—a drought, a flood and a hurricane—topped $1 billion each (in 2023 dollars). Last year there were 18 $1 billion-plus events, including Hurricane Ian, which was responsible for $114 billion in damage.” https://t.co/nRMLkMiKPa

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

The original survival bunker?

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

While trying to recapture his runaway chickens in the 1960s, a Turkish homeowner stumbled through the wall, revealing an abandoned underground Turkish city, now known as Derinkuyu,

Derinkuyu is the largest excavated underground city globally, burrowed more than 280 feet beneath the Central Anatolian region of Cappadocia. It is believed to connect to over 200 smaller underground cities discovered in recent decades.

Inside, researchers found 18 levels of tunnels containing various facilities like dwellings, food storage, stables, schools, wineries, and a chapel. The city also had a ventilation system to provide fresh air and water.

Its exact construction date is uncertain, but ancient writings dating back to 370 BC mention its existence. The city served as a storage place originally but later transformed into a secure bunker to escape from invaders, designed with narrow, low hallways and blocked doors with movable boulders from the inside.

While the architects remain a mystery, it is thought that the Hittites and later the Phrygians contributed to its construction. Derinkuyu reached its peak population of 20,000 during the 7th-century Islamic raids on the Christian Byzantine Empire.

After two millennia of use, the city was abandoned in 1923 by the Cappadocian Greeks, who fled to Greece after the Greco-Turkish war. Today, Derinkuyu is a UNESCO World Heritage site and welcomes curious visitors keen on experiencing life underground.

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

Phoenix’s record streak of temperatures above 110F ends after 31 days https://t.co/iJs00qHBq1

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

Power outages are becoming longer and more frequent. But the number of families who are prepared for power outages has remained the same for the last 25 years - less than 50%.

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

Power outages in USA are more frequent, and last longer. The 2023 data isn't in yet, but...

[Equipt @emergencyequipt]

As their land fails them, hundreds of millions of people from Central America to Sudan to the Mekong Delta will be forced to choose between flight or death. The result will almost certainly be the greatest wave of global migration the world has seen. https://t.co/anRNOaUtVm