Jim,
Popular Mechanics magazine outlines five scary Katrina-esque scenarios in
various parts of our country might face in the coming years. I find it interesting
that
two
of
the five involve California and three of the five involve large bodies of water.
People in the affected areas need to seriously consider moving out or having
a Get Out of Dodge (G.O.O.D.)
plan. Also, just because you don't think you are near any bodies of water,
it does
not make your home immune to floods. When checking a local university's
Emergency Preparedness Plan, I found out that my neighborhood is part of a
flood plain for a dam 16 miles away. Fortunately, high ground is within a five
minute walk and any flooding from catastrophic failure will take [considerable
time] to reach my home.
I pray that nothing horrible will happen to my loved ones, but since reading
and acting on the advice of SurvivalBlog, I am more confident in my ability
to protect my family. As concerned citizens, we all need to get after
our local
and Federal government to maintain and improve our infrastructure so
we can avoid these disasters. But, like you've admonished us before, we
must
be
prepared in case our government fails us. Because they have, and they
will. - Mark D., Utah
