A team of USGS scientists say California’s other big one is the ARkStorm,  an ARkStorm (for Atmospheric River 1000 Storm) is a hypothetical but scientifically realistic “superstorm” scenario developed and published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP). It describes an extreme storm that may impact much of California causing up to $725 billion in damages and repair (most
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Preparation is essential if you intend to stay and defend during a disaster. I recently had first hand experience of the importance of good preparation if you intend to stay put during a disaster. The small isolated town which I live, in remote rural Queensland, Australia was this month facing record flooding which authorities had
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