With disasters occurring almost daily, They Laughed At Noah: Preparing For Natural Disasters attempts to motivate people to start getting ready. The first section includes a scientific explanation for each type of natural disaster colored with stories of past events, amazing statistics and over 40 photographs. Among the disasters covered are avalanches and landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather, drought, floods and wildland fires. Information on what they are, how they happen, how they are measured/rated/named, the destruction they cause and what we can do is included. The second section covers emergency supplies and family planning. There are descriptions and lists for evacuation kits, car kits, first-aid kits, etc. The third section is on food and water storage and gives types and amounts of food to be stored for two weeks and also for one year. There are hundreds of hints about storing, rotating, cooking, pest control, and maintaining a food supply. Water treatment methods and storage techniques are also discussed. An extensive appendix lists disaster related organizations.

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