The North and South Magnetic Poles Have Moved 600 Miles in the Last Century and Their Movement Is Accelerating. If any of this is news to you, here’s the nickel-tour. The Earth is a giant magnet. This is because of the molten core that constitutes the majority of the Earth’s mass. This molten core creates a powerful … [Read more...]
8 Tips for Surviving Biological Warfare
Although biological weapons of all types are outlawed under the Geneva Convention, the threat of a biological attack has remained a very real threat ever since mustard gas was first deployed in the trenches of WWI. In fact, a threat assessment provided by Congress in 2018 said, “Biological and chemical materials and … [Read more...]
Civil War Preparedness – Part 3: Protecting Yourself
Note: This is part 3 of our three-part series on Civil War Preparedness. Click here to read part one, or click here to read part two. Cities are taking over the world, so to speak. More people live in them than ever and more of them are popping up all over the world. Learning to survive in a dense urban environment … [Read more...]
Civil War Preparedness – Part 2: Finding Shelter
Note: This is part 2 of a three part series. Click Here to Read Part 1. As the size and regularity of our cities expand across the globe, we must learn what it takes to survive in these environments. War and disaster have not stopped just because our urban areas have grown—in fact, a look at the last century will … [Read more...]
Civil War Preparedness – Part 1: Food and Water
Urban populations continue to grow in size and commonality. Civil conflict and civil war have proven to be a human universal across cultures and eras. If history is any guide, and if current events can be used as the canary in the coal mine, it is only a matter of time before a hot conflict or civil war breaks out in … [Read more...]
13 Events That Could Trigger A Societal Collapse
If There’s One Lesson History Makes Clear, It’s That Societies Have a Shelf-Life. There’s still little agreement on what caused the fall of the Roman Empire. It’s commonly referred to as a gradual decline. The Third Reich ended in the flames of World War II, although German society collapsed well before that with the … [Read more...]
How People Survived The Jewish Ghetto in WWII
World War II and the holocaust serve as terrifying reminders of how ethnic persecution and totalitarian regimes can lead to some of the worst atrocities humans are capable of. Each theatre of the war and each city occupied present their own collection of horrors, heroes, and stories that we should strive to remember … [Read more...]
10 Things To Do Before The ‘Everything Bubble’ Pops
First, there was the dot-com bubble, crash, and recession. Then, there was the housing bubble, crash, and Great Recession. Now, there's a new bubble that many people are calling the 'everything bubble.' Just how bad will the crash from this one be? And will it result in a mere recession, or will it be the next Great … [Read more...]
EMP or Power Outage? How to Tell the Difference
One of the most worrisome threats that the United States faces is an EMP. With just a single nuclear weapon, a hostile force could dismantle a majority of the nation’s electrical grid, rendering everything from major power plants all the way down to hand-held electronics inoperable. Of course, an EMP detonation … [Read more...]
Why Doomsday Bunkers Aren’t As Safe As You Think
In 1961, Business Week magazine posed the question that was on many Americans’ minds: “to dig or not to dig?” President John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union were sparring, and a nervous world watched as the superpowers loomed on the brink of nuclear war. Publications as diverse as Yale Review and … [Read more...]
10 Things You’ll Miss When The Grid Goes Down
Sometimes I'm amazed at how spoiled modern Americans are. And to be honest, I have to include myself. Every day I get to take a warm shower, live in an air-conditioned home, drink fresh water, eat delicious food, watch entertaining shows, and sleep in a comfy bed. I try to remind myself just how lucky I am, but … [Read more...]
Nuclear War – 12 Major Things That Will Happen
Sometimes I'm amazed that the world has made it over 70 years with nuclear weapons. We've come incredibly close to doomsday several times, but we keep managing to avoid it. How much longer before it finally happens? Tensions with North Korea have gone down thanks to Trump, but our relationships with Russia and China … [Read more...]
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