That Time Again.

@Kandae11 (54986)
June 5, 2023 9:26am CST
Have you ever been caught in the midst of a natural disaster? I have , on many occasions over the years. I usually do not think about them until this time of year comes around. From June 1 to November 30 it is the start of the atlantic hurricane season . l am aware that plans should be made before, but l usually wait until the start of the season before checking roofs and storing canned goods etc... Supposing you had to face a natural disaster , which do you think you would handle better? - hurricanes or typhoons, tornado, earthquake, volcanic eruptions ,severe flooding?.... Pixabay image.
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@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Jun 23
Yikes, I wouldn't handle any of these very well. Where I have lived these past 63 years the worst I have had to endure are sandstorms but those are unpredictable so the most I have done is kept a supply of water and sardines in my cabinets, at least that would suffice until the sand storms are over.
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@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Jun 23
Anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 days depending. Luckily those 3 day storms are extremely rare.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
I have never experienced one of those. How long do they last?
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
5 Jun 23
We have tornados in my part of the US. The only preparedness we can do is make sure our homes are well-built and hope the tornadoes don't want to take us along with them.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
5 Jun 23
@Kandae11 Not more than half an hour, usually. When the tornado bumped my car while Pretty and I were driving to Kansas City, Missouri, there was nothing on the radio about it... It stayed right beside us as we drove down the elevated highway for roughly ten minutes before turning away from the us/the highway and moving off.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
@DaddyEvil Wow! I am sure it isn't safe to be caught in the open at a time like that. Were you scared? Almost as if you were a storm chaser
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
Do you get warnings before?
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@snowy22315 (180407)
• United States
5 Jun 23
Yes, I was in a hurricane, a tornado and an earthquake. Hurricanes, as long as your home isn't threatened are probably the easiest. Tornadoes and earthquakes are quite scary. Oh I forgot that big blizzard we had the winter before last would qualify too. That was the pits because we had no power for days and it was frigid as well.
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@snowy22315 (180407)
• United States
5 Jun 23
@Kandae11 Earthquakes are scary and to me the aftershocks ere worse.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
I hate that part - no power. The humidity, no fans or airconditioning , not enough water.... still l prefer a hurricane to a strong earthquake.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
@snowy22315 Definitely.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
5 Jun 23
I fear all natural disasters, I do not know I would handle better, severe flooding surely the worst.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
5 Jun 23
@Kandae11 I have seen the flooding in Italy of the past week. People on the roof of their house hoping to be rescued. I fear water.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
@LadyDuck l can't swim.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
In Guyana when you get to the top floor during a severe flood, snakes might accompany you. They too try to escape the flood waters.
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• United States
5 Jun 23
I've been through some hurricanes but thankfully nothing as disastrous as some that have left complete destruction. I would assume that you are prepared when hurricane season rolls around. I just hope and pray that I never have to deal with a natural disaster
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
I hope you never do. Most of the time it depends on one's geographic location. What l dread the most is the whistling wind and the aftermath - no water, light, scarce foodstuffs, heat and of course loads of discomfort....
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• United States
6 Jun 23
@Kandae11 sometimes the aftermath is worse than the actual hurricane. The power going out and not having lights is really a huge problem. We get occasional power outages here if the weather gets really bad so I alway have battery operated lights handy as well as food in the pantry
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@Kandae11 (54986)
11 Jun 23
@Marilynda1225 Nothing beats being prepared.
• India
5 Jun 23
It's hard to plan for a natural calamity but it's better to plan
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
With hurricanes. You know they are coming.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
@Butterfingers l'll do the best l can.
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• India
5 Jun 23
@Kandae11 take care
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@AmbiePam (92415)
• United States
5 Jun 23
We face tornadoes, so I try to be prepared for those. Hurricanes would scare the heck out of me too.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
Sometimes we get about three or more days notice to prepare. It can be a very tension filled waiting period, listening to weather updates hoping that the storm would weaken instead of becoming stronger when it makes land fall.
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@allknowing (136011)
• India
6 Jun 23
It was a mini tornado a few years ago. I heard the sound but not until I went out did I see what it had done to our property.
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@allknowing (136011)
• India
6 Jun 23
@Kandae11 It was a mini tornado
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@Kandae11 (54986)
6 Jun 23
I didn't know tornadoes visited your country!
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@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
5 Jun 23
I honestly could only be minimally prepared Kandase. Where I live, it would be very dangerous to try to survive here. I would do my utmost. What I mean by that if a real disaster happened, it would be others one would have to watch out for, avoid at all costs.
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• Arvada, Colorado
6 Jun 23
@Kandae11 Yes I guess so I just dont know any
@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
I think l know what you mean. Instead of helping each other some people will use the confusion to steal whatever they can. It happens here during a devastating hurricane. Of course there are lots of right thinking people too.
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@Fleura (30346)
• United Kingdom
5 Jun 23
Is any of those better than others? We live in an area that has, thankfully, never experienced any of those so far. With climate change though, who knows what will happen? The most likely event that could affect us at the moment would be fire, since we live next to an area of woodland.
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@Fleura (30346)
• United Kingdom
6 Jun 23
@Kandae11 Yes you get the warning, but then you have the super-stressful period of just waiting, unable to do anything bu hope for the best. A lot depends on where you live of course. Earthquakes are far worse in cities, if you are out in the countryside and it happened in the daytime, you would hardly notice!
@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
Oh yes, wildfires. In my view the earthquake would be the worst since there is no warning. At least with a hurricane you know it is coming up to a week before it arrives.
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
6 Jun 23
None of them. My mother can't even handle a storm.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
12 Jun 23
Glad you made it through these frightening disasters. I'm scared of all of these!! I think I would try to handle a hurricane best if there is a sturdy structure to go to like a school. Or evacuations plans.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
12 Jun 23
If the hurricane is a category 4 or 5 , the structure would have to be very strong to withstand it. I have always felt safer in a big hotel, but those are not used for shelters, one would have to pay the usual cost per night.
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@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
5 Jun 23
A tornado has gotten pretty close to my home several times.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
Do you have a basement where you can take refuge?
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• United States
5 Jun 23
@Kandae11 I do not have a basement.
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@Beestring (14525)
• Hong Kong
5 Jun 23
It's also the start of the typhoon season here. I have already stored up some canned food.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
5 Jun 23
Some people wait until the day before the storm is expected to arrive, then all supermarkets are overcrowded.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
6 Jun 23
I think I could handle typhoons better. but as much as possible, I don't want any of these natural calamities visiting me. I'm terrified of the powerful force of nature.
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Jun 23
I've been in a typhoon and earthquakes. The earthquake wasn't bad. I'm sure if it were stronger, I would have had more to worry about. The same with the typhoon. It wasn't the strongest one, nor the weakest. Somewhere in the middle. I came through it with no trouble. I've also been in tornados. So far even those weren't devastating. We had major flooding here a couple of years ago when we had major snow melt one weekend in March when the temps went up to 50 and melted about a foot of snow all at once. That was intimidating getting where you needed to go and avoiding the flooded areas. So by far, the worst would probably be the volcanic eruption. I hope I never get in the middle of one of those.
@aninditasen (16382)
• Raurkela, India
6 Jun 23
I have faced floods when my house got inundated with flood water but can think what I can face.
@nela13 (58661)
• Portugal
6 Jun 23
They are all terrible, the worst I have experienced were fires near our village.
@manikarnika (3236)
• India
6 Jun 23
Yeah...Once we feel light earthquake and furniture is shaken for nearly 5 mintutes, all of them came outside empty Ground where there are no any Tree or Building.It is really tragic to feel.
@cabuyogty (3017)
• Philippines
6 Jun 23
Keep safe , always.