Category Natural Disasters

How to prepare for and respond to different kinds of natural disasters.

Hurricane Harvey radar image

Hurricane Season 2026

Hurricane season begins today, June 1, and goes until November 30. Current storm predictions are for a slightly below average season, the weakest hurricane season in over a decade due, in part, to a strong El Nino event. Waters in…

Wildfire on mountains in Southern Utah

Wildfire Safety

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month. The more you do to prepare your property and belongings, the more likely it, they, and you will survive. There is an excellent article in Backwoods Home magazine with much good advice on how…