With Haiti plastering the news now is a great time to point out the parallels to the 1800's New Madrid Quake to those friends and relatives that have refused to put any plan in place or make any preparations for natural disaster here in our own backyard.
It is also a good time to bring prep back into the mind set for those of us (myself included) that have gotten slack.
This New Madrid quake was significant enough to temporarily REVERSE the flow of the mighty Mississippi.
Looking at the roving bands of gangs in Haiti and the abandonment of children and the elderly it is easy to picture the rule of law eroding to non-existent in our own urban and rural areas should our local fault lines give again.
Sure we have a better infrastructure and delivery and disaster relief plans within our own borders but how many of the general populace truly has prepared for even a two to three week interruption in the daily services they take for granted?
The ice storms in So. In and KY last year tested our power delivery infrastructure and put many out of their homes for multiple weeks. That was just a weather anomaly. Think of the unsettling consequences of another 8.0 quake that is felt from St. Louis to Philly
It is also a good time to bring prep back into the mind set for those of us (myself included) that have gotten slack.
This New Madrid quake was significant enough to temporarily REVERSE the flow of the mighty Mississippi.
Looking at the roving bands of gangs in Haiti and the abandonment of children and the elderly it is easy to picture the rule of law eroding to non-existent in our own urban and rural areas should our local fault lines give again.
Sure we have a better infrastructure and delivery and disaster relief plans within our own borders but how many of the general populace truly has prepared for even a two to three week interruption in the daily services they take for granted?
The ice storms in So. In and KY last year tested our power delivery infrastructure and put many out of their homes for multiple weeks. That was just a weather anomaly. Think of the unsettling consequences of another 8.0 quake that is felt from St. Louis to Philly