survival

  • The Time I Survived 

    The Time I Survived 

    Who am I to be writing about survival? Well, I’m someone who’s survived. It’s happened a few times, but this is the story that was closest to being my last.


  • Last-Minute Stockpiling Only Makes Disasters Worse

    Last-Minute Stockpiling Only Makes Disasters Worse

    When a hurricane takes aim at the coast or a blizzard looms in the forecast, something strange comes over us. We swarm into grocery stores, stripping the shelves bare of canned goods and staple foods. Lines stretch all the way around the supermarket, with people arguing and snatching food from each other’s carts.


  • How To Survive A Cascadia-Sized Tsunami

    How To Survive A Cascadia-Sized Tsunami

    “Thirteen thousand people will die in the Cascadia earthquake and tsunami,” reads Kathryn Schulz’s now-infamous New Yorker article. “Everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.” Turns out a very similar event occurred in Chile 55 years ago. What wisdom can its survivors share with residents of the Northwest?