In October of 1989, during the Loma Prieta Earthquake in California, I was at home with my brothers and sisters being cared for by an elderly babysitter. My father was across town walking down the...

Dorothy! Dorothy! Remember that iconic scene from the Wizard of Oz when Aunt Em is searching everywhere for her beloved niece during a tornado? People in Kansas aren't the only ones who should know...

Your television show cuts off to air a breaking news broadcast: the Governor of your state has just issued a state of emergency. That CAT 4 hurricane you've been monitoring has taken a sudden turn...

Have you ever wondered why water has an expiration date? When you buy bottles of water from the store there is often a date of expiration printed on them. This may seem surprising since water itself...

Natural Disasters can happen at a moment’s notice. This is especially true when it comes to earthquakes. There are usually no signs of an earthquake until everything starts shaking, whereas with...

We have all heard the horror stories about nuclear bombs, and some of us have even enjoyed popular survival movies based on the premise, but it still can seem like a distant concept, and the...