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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
How to Protect yourself from the Most Unpredictable Storms
New York, NY ─ Global climate change has recently made headlines bringing disaster and chaos to many parts of the world. With China enduring the coldest winter in 100 years, global climate change and its consequences are starting to be felt more than ever. Due to the unexpected weather patterns, storms form more quickly, temperature changes more rapidly and most people are left unprepared. A winter storm can strike at any time so it is best to get organized. So how do you brace yourself for the coldest winter weather? Stocking up with food and supplies is smart but here are some other tips from CEO of Your Survival LLC, Sam Brown.
- If your regular heating system goes out, and you’re forced to use your backup, be mindful of proper venting. Be sure to always crack a window open to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Further conserve heat by shutting off unneeded rooms, nailing up blankets over your windows at night ─ and eating! Food provides the body with energy to help it produce its own heat.
- If you must venture out, wear multiple layers of loose-fitting, lightweight warm clothing, rather than one heavy layer. Cover your head and mouth, and opt for mittens over gloves.
- Try to stay off the roads ─ 70% of all winter storm deaths occur in automobiles. If you do end up getting stranded on a remote road, tie a piece of cloth to the antenna and then stay inside the car and wait for help. Run the engine and heater about 10 minutes every hour, cracking the window to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Don’t eat snow! While it’s important to stay hydrated, you need to melt it first; otherwise, it’ll just lower your body temperature.
More survival tips are available in Your Survival. Complete with checklists to help you stock an emergency food closet, vet your insurance policy, and protect your home and your family against the most unpredictable storms, Your Survival is the disaster-preparedness guide that will get you through any winter storm this season. And with survival information on fires, floods, blizzards, and every natural disaster, this is the only guide you will ever need to plan for, cope with, and recover from any disaster.
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