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Scenarios Mount St. Helens gave scientists 2 months of warning — yet 57 people still died. The 2022 Tonga eruption sent a shockwave around the planet twice. Here's what volcanic eruptions actually threaten, how far danger extends, and how to prepare whether you live near a volcano or not.
Scenarios In 2021, a ransomware attack shut down the Colonial Pipeline and caused gas shortages across the Southeast in 6 days. In 2015, hackers turned off power for 230,000 Ukrainians. Digital attacks on physical infrastructure are here — here's how to prepare for when they hit yours.
Scenarios The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed 227,000 people in 14 countries in under 8 hours. A 10-year-old girl's geography lesson saved 100 lives on a Thai beach. Here's what tsunamis actually look like — and the knowledge that makes the difference between life and death.
Scenarios Chernobyl and Fukushima showed what nuclear accidents look like in practice. A nuclear weapon is a different scenario entirely. Here's the actual science of radiation survival — and what the government won't tell you until it's almost too late.
Scenarios The 2018 Camp Fire destroyed Paradise, California in 90 minutes. The deadliest US wildfire in a century gave residents almost no time. Here's what fire behavior actually looks like — and the preparations that make evacuation possible in minutes, not hours.
Scenarios In February 2021, Texas proved that a modern power grid can collapse in days — leaving millions without heat at -2°F. Here's what happened, who survived it, and how to prepare for when winter hits and the power doesn't come back.
Scenarios The 1992 LA Riots destroyed 1,000 buildings in 6 days. Business owners who had prepared survived; those who hadn't didn't. Here's what civil unrest actually looks like — and how to protect your family without becoming part of the problem.
Scenarios Argentina's 2001 collapse wiped out savings overnight. Venezuela's hyperinflation turned a middle-class country into a survival situation. Here's what economic collapse actually looks like from the inside — and how to position your family before it happens.
Scenarios The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million in two years. COVID-19 exposed exactly what supply chains, healthcare systems, and households aren't ready for. Here's what actually protects your family when a pandemic hits.
Scenarios The 1859 Carrington Event melted telegraph wires. A repeat today would knock out the modern grid for months. Here's what an EMP or solar flare actually does — and how to prepare for a world without electricity.
Scenarios Lessons from Katrina, Maria, and Ian on what actually kills people in hurricanes — and the specific preparations that make the difference between riding it out and becoming a statistic.
Scenarios What the 1906 San Francisco and 2011 Japan earthquakes teach us about surviving the next big one — and exactly how to prepare your family before the ground shakes.