Disaster Kit Recommendations - Deep Breaths & Don't Forgets

Disaster Girl's Disaster Recommendations
 Deep Breaths & Don't Forgets

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There are so many things to be thought of during moments of disaster, and often times you don't have much time to think about what to do. In situations where you can look back and obviously see that seconds were a deciding factor in a time of crisis, it's helpful to put the effort in before something actually does happen. The world's militaries, schools, and business do it- and you should really conduct drills and practice runs before a disaster too. Here's a list of things commonly forgotten during disaster and times of crisis:

DEEP BREATH

I'll keep this one short because you're probably tired of hearing it, but you really do need to stay calm. Someone panicking and screaming at the top of their lungs in an erratic manner while crying, flailing, and generally acting like a temper tantrum prone child never helped anyone, ever. You can practice this in your everyday life. While it seems minuscule learning to control your actions in mini 'disasters' whether it be someone getting injured unexpectedly or roadside flat in the middle of a thunderstorm it will begin to condition your brain into going into 'fight' mode rather than 'flight' mode. It will help you make better decisions, and think more clearly in situations it can difficult to think in.

FILL BATHTUBS & OTHER CONTAINERS

This is useful in most disaster situations. A bathtub can hold a lot of water which can be used for various things in the event that the water does go off. You can flush a toilet with no power, as long as you have water. If the water goes out for a week a family of three will need around 65 gallons of water just for drinking. Fill everything you can fill, and use the water purification methods listed here for drinking water.

SHUTTING OFF UTILITIES

Sure, we'd all like to ride through a hurricane with the TV on, while making some food on the stove with plans of a hot shower in the mix. While doing all three may seem 'moronic' its fairly common for people to do at least one or two of these things during a disaster. In disaster situations that have slow escalations (I.E. hurricane with a week heads up, severe storms, blizzards) and even ones that happen abruptly (I.E. earthquakes, mudslides, etc) it is important to shut your water, electricity, and gas off- especially when evacuating. While these utilities are pretty safe on their own, mixed with a disaster they can cause more problems than the conveniences they offer.

MONEY & BARTERING

If the power goes out, the credit card machines do too. And if the apocalypse ever does end up happening, having extras of things people may need will be quite handy. You need to have money (preferably in smaller bills & different forms- you don't want to end up paying fifty bucks or a whole gold coin for a loaf of bread), lots of change/coins, and stuff that you're able to barter with (several small bottles of high grade alcohol come to mind). Also, never keep everything together- if you get robbed or even lose something you don't want to lose it all at once.

EXTRA UNDERWEAR

Do I need to go into detail about why this may be useful? You answered 'No.' right?
But I'd be willing to wager that you didn't have any in your disaster kit.

IMPORTANT PERSONAL INFORMATION

Extended family members names, addresses, phone numbers- laminated on a card is incredibly useful. You should have your immediate family's birth certificates, social security cards, IDs, list of credit cards, the deed to the house, your will, any court agreements, all of your car information, and really anything of great importance in a waterproof envelop as well. Primary physicians info, lists of health problems and/or medications taken are also great adds.

THE USEFULNESS OF A PORTABLE TOILET

Luggable Loo
$28.95

Because, when it comes down to it- no one wants to use the bushes.


A GOOD PAIR OF BROKEN IN SHOES

For all the miles you may have to walk. If your car tire gets a flat. If you can't get to the highway because the traffic is at a standstill. For the moments all you can do is run, and just keep running. Oh dear, I sound like a Nike commercial. Those shoes may be the only ones you have for a while so choose wisely. I'm inclined to recommend a skating sneaker brand, as they are so heavily padded.

DISPOSABLE WATERPROOF CAMERAS

The power may go out and your phone battery may die, and in the aftermath of a disaster a digital camera may not be as handy as you would like it to be. You should always have at least one disposable waterproof camera in your disaster kit. You may need to take pictures of the damage afterwards of your house, car, street, etc for insurance and documentation purposes.

COMMUNICATION / SAFE & WELL LIST

If you have internet access after a disaster you can report that you're safe to the American Red Cross Safe & Well List. Alternatively you should also have one extended family member who doesn't live in your geographical region act as a outlet for notifying the rest of the family of your well being. Always remember that during a disaster you will have better luck sending out a text message rather than making a phone call.

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I'm totally starting to get why so many 'Preppers' devote entire basements, and in some cases even separate houses to storing all this stuff. The list of what you may need is really never ending, with new tools being made or discovered daily. It's the 'hobby' that keeps on giving.

xoxo disaster girl 
 

Disaster Kit Recommendations - Forcasting Weather Without Technology

Disaster Kit Recommendations
TIPS FOR FORECASTING WEATHER

WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY

• Generally speaking clouds that are high and white colored mean good weather, whereas clouds that are dark and low indicate bad weather.
• Clouds that are visibly moving in different directions (I.E. Some moving West to East VS East to West) means bad weather is coming.
• High wispy like clouds (Cirrus)  usually mean bad weather within the next thirty-six hours.
• If there is dew in the grass in the early morning it's not likely that it will rain that day, whereas if there isn't dewy it means it will likely be cloudy and may rain. 
• A red sky in the morning usually means rain on the way, whereas a red tinged sky at night means the weather will be nice.
• If you see a rainbow in the western sky, rain is likely on the way, to the east- it has already passed you.
• If birds are flying high, good weather is present. If the birds start flying low, or perching it usually means low pressure system is on the way.
• Chances are if you smell and/or hear the outdoors more than you normally do, rain is on the way.
• If smoke moves straight up, good weather will stay. If the smoke moves up and then gets pushed down or sideways a storm is likely approaching.
• Any storm systems in the west have likely not made it to you yet and will. Whereas storms that lie to the east have likely already passed you by.
• If there's a ring around the moon, there's moisture in the air.
• Leaves that are facing upwards (with the darker side facing the sun) mean good weather, whereas if the lighter side was visible you should expect some rainy/windy weather.
• You can tell the temperature by counting a crickets chirps. Count the chirps for 14 seconds and then add 40 to the number, the temperature should be right within a couple of degrees.
• A late night temperature rise usually means a storms approaching.
• Wind blowing east to west mean an approaching front and winds blowing west to east mean good weather.
• Wood and natural materials tend to swell before a storm arrives.
• Cloud cover on a winter night means a milder morning, whereas clear nights often give way to cooler mornings.

Clouds can tell you a great deal about

what kind of weather to expect:

• Cumulonimbus/Altonimbus/Nimbus/Mammatus/Nimbostratus clouds means bad weather.
• Cirrus/Altocumulus clouds mean bad weather in the next couple days.
• Cirrus/Altocumulus clouds in the same day means bad weather tomorrow.
• Cumulus clouds usually mean good weather.
• Stratus clouds usually mean a chance of rain/snow.

Happy Forecasting!

(&& Remember not be be as hard on yourself as you are on the Weather Man ;)

xoxo disaster girl

Disaster Kit Recommendations - Duct Tape, Duct Tape, and More Duct Tape!

There's no such thing as having too much duct tape!

Duct tape is literally the worlds most versatile product that I can think of with its uses being literally boundless, and countless new ideas flooding reality daily. Personally, I can think of at least a couple dozen situations where duct tape helped me out greatly. The last being the giant spider on my 12 foot ceiling, combined with a swifter dry sweeper.. well let's just say that spider had seen better days. Below is a ridiculously long list of the survival uses of duct tape, and a few notable ones I threw in for good measure. Be forewarned though, using duct tape on a regular basis can lead to strange things..

The Many, Many, Many Uses of Duct Tape

1. Fixing tears/holes/breaks in just about anything. (Tents, boats, glasses, pools, clothing, roofs, house siding, garbage cans, screens, arrows, window cracks, minor car issues, poles, sleeping bags, water bottles, boxes, backpacks, etc.)
2. Make a rope, clothesline,cords, ETC.
3. Create butterfly bandages, and regular band-aids when in a bind. You can also use rolled up sections to pad/prevent a blister!
4. Use duct tape to line the interior of clothes/boots/shelter when extra insulation is needed! Exterior when waterproofing is needed!
5. Making/adding/attaching shelter elements to where you're staying. (I.E. stringing lights, attaching hidden weapons, etc)
6. Make cups, plates, hats, clothing, handcuffs, shoes, sandals, CPR masks, paddles, reflective signaling, harnesses, sandbags, sunglasses, wallets, utility belts, first aid slings, containers, etc.. this list literally goes on and on.
7. Resealing packages/containers- especially FOOD packages when camping outdoors!
8. Use duct tape to reinforce knots when unsure of their durability.
9. Use it to write with (by making the letters out of tape) or to write on!
10. Hanging tape works great as a fly and mosquito catcher! You can attach small dots of sugar to attract them as well!
11. Spear making! Use duct tape to attach your knife to a study stick and you now have a spear!
12. Wrap a sprained ankle, broken wrist- use it to attach a stick to splint broken bones to keep them stabilized.
13. Use duct tape to mark a trail when hiking and traveling (or a fake trail if you think you're being followed :)
14. Wadded up duct tape can be used as a fire starter when you have no other options!
15. Use it to seal off clothing cuffs to prevent nasty tick bites, and more.

 

xoxo disaster girl

The Secret Congress Bunker in Greenbrier Resort

The Secret Congress Bunker

FOUND JUST IN TIME TO MAKE SOME MONEY

Front Entrance of The Greenbrier Resort Via NPR

Image of Bunker Door Via NPR

Rows and Rows of Beds Via NPR

Food Supply Storage Via NPR

Late in the 1950s, during a time when fallout shelters were becoming popular, Congress hid a bunker in the Greenbrier Resort. The bunker was hidden for over 30 years until it was 'uncovered' in 1992 by the Washington Post. (Honestly? Congress was probably already done building their next bunker in 1992, and was just trying to make a little money back- or distract from where the new bunker had been built.) Although the reporters who 'broke' this story claim to be heroes, they are largely viewed as a bunch of idiots who wasted a bunch of taxpayer dollars trying to get 'the big story'.

The place is pretty cool though and the NPR digital audio and article is very well done, detailing the back story of the bunker, the clues found over the years, etc. (My favorite being the random TV technicians working for 'Forsyth Associates' who could be found at Greenbrier, who were actually undercover government agents tasked with keeping the bunker up-to-date.)

Today the government is making its money back by turning the shelter into many things. The Greenbrier Bunker which used to have such a momentous use is now a tourist attraction, a data storage center, and has been used as a conference location on many occasions. Such a sad shame to see something so incredible go misused.

The US government has apparently built a lot more bunkers since 2000 too, as the article states:

"In a groundbreaking series of reports in 2010, Washington Post reporters Bill Arkin and Dana Priest revealed that 33 building complexes for top-secret intelligence work are under construction or have been built in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area since September 2001." -NPR

So don't worry, Congress still has bunker to run to..

And we can vacation in this one.

xoxo disaster girl

FEMA Spoofs Americans, Aces Vast Majority in New Commercials

FEMA SPOOFS AMERICANS

Aces Vast Majority in New Commercials

"Created pro bono by New York-based advertising agency Deutsch Inc., the TV, radio, outdoor, print and digital PSAs take a humorous approach to emphasize the importance for parents to involve their children in the preparedness process. Through these PSAs, families are provided preparedness conversation starters including: who to call as your out-of-state emergency contact, where to meet if everyone is separated, and what to pack as part of your emergency supply kit. The PSAs direct to the redesigned Ready Kids website where parents can find age-appropriate tools and resources they need to make preparedness a year-round family activity." -Via Multivu.com

Further Reading

Are you Ready? Probably not.. 

Creating A Custom Disaster Plan 

Disaster Kit Recommendation Series 

Alternative Modes of Transportation Series 

Survive On!

xoxo disaster girl

155 Hours - A True Story By Guest Writer Larry Neff

People are hardwired from birth for self preservation and survival, after all that's how we got here in the first place. This fact is often forgotten in a modern world containing all of the luxuries we religiously take for granted. Most people aren't prepared for anything out of the ordinary- be it a storm, a power outage, a water shortage, etc. They are comfortable on their cloud and overlook the thought that it can one day be pulled out from underneath them. 

 

When the haze of a modern world is lifted, most people find themselves in a panic- not really thinking level-headedly about anything  that they do. Not all people react this way, but the people who do largely affect the people who are prepared. In most survival scenarios the first thing you should prepare for is the people who are unprepared, because they are everywhere- and you will surely run into them on your journeys. Every once in a while I come across a personal disaster story that really sticks with me. The story I am featuring below, by guest writer Larry Neff- shows a man who is prepared survival wise for an unexpected disaster. The people who aren't prepared are the surprises in this story, and not the storm itself. Panic and unsurity are not things that people handle very well, and they will always be a big part of whatever disaster you encounter.

In situations like these it is best to avoid areas of panic, and if you are thoroughly prepared you can do this easily. One way to prepare is to make sure that you have enough supplies to get you through until order is restored, and forsake excess trips to areas of worry. Another simple way is to make sure you have always have enough gas and cash on hand to drive to an area that is unaffected by the disaster- where people are more likely to act civilized and altruistic. In the end, you can never be too prepared for the unknown- because you never really know what you will get.

155 Hours

 

"A major storm hit my little town here in West Virginia on Friday 6/29/2012 at about 7:30pm with hurricane-force winds.

Me, my wife, and our three kids were stopping by Gino's to pick up pizza's that we ordered, when all of a sudden, the sky turned black as soot. We were in line at the drive-thru and I said that this wasn't a 'normal' storm. I knew it was something else. All of a sudden, a big burst or puff of wind hit our vehicle and shook it pretty hard. I swear it felt like it shoved us back an inch or two and the dirt and dust that was hitting us, sounded like something getting sand-blasted- if you've ever heard that. I immediately peeled out and went across the street because there is a Lowe's there---so I headed for the loading bay around back.

The loading bay is a ramp that goes down into the ground about 9-11 feet, so I backed all the way down to the doors, and not a second too soon. We watched in horror as the trees bent over and touched the ground, repeatedly! There was stuff flying everywhere. My kids were crying and my wife was freaking out and I was calming them down the best that I could. It didn't last very long, but it was pretty scary. As the sky got brighter, and everything calmed down, we pulled away and drove through carnage.

The town that we just drove through, minutes before, was a disaster area. There were huge trees lying on top of cars and houses. Telephone poles were snapped off like toothpicks, while the transformers dangled by wires. Cars and trucks, flipped over. As we got on the highway to head back to our home about 12 miles away, the leaves were over an ankle deep on the roads all the way. It truly looked like a bomb went off. We were worried about what we would find when we got there.

As we tried to get to our house, we had to turn around and go back because the huge oak trees that lined the road were twisted and snapped off like twigs and lying in the road. We tried another way and it was worse--tress down everywhere. So I tried the back way, and after a little work, and maneuvering around many obstacles, we were able to get home. There were what seemed like thousands of limbs in our yard but nothing too bad. Our porch swing-glider was intact and where we left it.

I cringed at the thought of the trampoline in the back yard, but as I went around to look, to my amazement, it was right where we left it too! We got lucky, but so many didn't. There were no warnings on the radio or nothing. All we knew was that the power was out and would be for a while. We checked on neighbors (even though I don't like them) and of course, my mom and dad (they live down below us). I went in the house and dug out flash lights and dug out the candles. We lit some and just sat there in shock.

The next morning, we put batteries in a jambox and scanned to see if we could hear some news, but there wasn't too many talking about it in depth. They just said that 95% of the state was without power. Then, the day heated up. We opened all windows and doors but it didn't seem like it was helping. The next 8 days was some of the hottest on record--95°-100°+. Sitting in hot temperatures for long periods of time will make you very cranky, I can attest to that. We were putting cold, wet rags on ours, and the kids' heads to keep us cool. We would take cold showers but ten minutes later you couldn't tell that you took one. It was a bad situation.

Day in, day out, we just hung in there, hoping that the power would come back on, because the second that it did, the air conditioners were coming on with a quickness. At night, we sat around and talked with our 12 year old daughter and our 3 and 2 year old little boys. I got out my flat-top guitar and played silently in the background. My 3 year old had his nose stuck in the Nintendo DS. We had plenty of food, canned stuff and all that, so we were OK in that department. We also had water.

I went out to try and get some ice and propane bottles for my camping stove (because the ones I had in my building were missing) and what I saw enraged me. I've never seen people act the way they were acting. They were pushing little old ladies out of the way to get water. It was mass stupidity. Thousands of people were lining up to fill up there car tanks and gas cans (that's the first thing you do when it storms, dont'cha know). Lines were miles long. People were fighting and arguing. I went home because I feared for their safety had one of them crossed me.

The next day I went out and it was worse. I live by a huge lake and it was full of campers from other places. They were using up all of our resources. I went to a store to get propane bottles and this lady had about 50 of them in a buggy. I asked the clerk were more were and he told me that that lady got the last of them. She immediately looked to the ground. I calmly walked out with a fake smile on my face, known around here as the 'Insto-matic grin'. People were going crazy everywhere I looked, me knowing that most of them were NOT from here. All traffic laws were thrown out the window. It was dangerous.

I finally found a couple bottles of propane and made my way back home. All I needed it for was to make coffee, and trust me, none of those people wanna see me without my morning coffee or they would see CRrraaaaaZy! I have a propane wall mount hooked up to a hundred pound tank for back up in case the power goes off when it's cold, but I didn't want to unhook it and all that. I was sweating enough. People stopped by to see me daily to check and see how we were doing, with stories of how crazy people were acting.

As far as ice goes, there was none to be found. It was a thing of the past, like so many things that we take for granted every, single day. There was no FEMA or anything else for the first several days. Wait, I think FEMA did actually go to the Greenbrier the 2nd day, Tiger Woods was there playing golf. He must've needed water, it didn't help his game any from what I've heard.

To make a longer story a little shorter, our power finally came on Friday morning in the A.M.. I woke everybody with a loud WOOO HHHOOO! OHHH GOOODY! as I cranked the air on. I sat there and watched TV like it was the first time ever! We finally slept without being sticky-wet nastiness. I was relieved. But I immediately felt bad for all who still have not gotten power. back I want them to get it SO bad.

Little things we take for granted a lot, like power, cold air, lights, computer, etc., etc.. But it's also sickening how we've all become so dependent to these things. This has opened mine, and my family's eyes on some things like how we need to be better prepared and most importantly, become more independent. I mean, I like TV a little, and a lot of the other things, but, in a way, I would love to go back to the old ways and leave all of that behind. I can easily go into the woods and get something to eat the same as I can go to one of the many streams and get water. A lot of people here don't depend on nobody but themselves. We know the government is a joke, really. That is, unless you are one of the 1% at the Greenbrier. I think we all need to do an assessment and become more independent so we don't end up like all those crazy, panicky nuts running amok and fighting over the last loaf of bread."

A True Story Written By:

Larry Neff of West Virginia

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The Only Warning I Will Ever Give You - The Kill Shot From The Sun

"You're home and it's the morning, year 2012, you are minding your own business as breaking news hits the TV. "A Massive Solar Flare has occurred knocking out..." and then the TV shuts off. But then you start to realize its not just the TV it's everything. Nothing in your house works, so you go outside for answers. In the streets your greeted by hundred maybe even thousands of citizens who are wondering exactly what you are "What the fuck just happened??!?!" But no one seems to know the answer. As a person who's experienced a blackout before you head to the store to stock up on supplies, yeah- you and about a million other people. Greeted with massive lines and enraged people you realize your chances of getting everything you need are extremely low. From the back of the store someone shouts. And than another, and than another. And before you can even realize it you're in the middle of a riot and wherever you turn there's widespread panic. You make your way out of the store only to realize that this might be the end. You didn't see it coming this way, but hey that's Murphy's law for ya. You decide in this chaos your best bet is to head home and wait for some kind of information from the Government. But how will you get such information? How will the government get such information? Surely the President is sitting in his dark oval office asking his team the very same question "What do we do?"." -Me 2010

A week or two ago I was in a New Madrid forum on ATS and someone had mentioned "Clif High's Future Recent History 2020 Report". Now let's backtrack for just a moment, I have this thing- (it's weird.. saying it out loud makes me sound "crazy" but oh well) and it happens sometimes, not all the time. There are moments when I feel as though I am being metaphorically handed information, like I am sitting at a desk and someone walks in and drops a paper in front of me. Seeing that comment on ATS was one of those moments, it was as if he/she was directly talking to me. So I dropped the thread, and I went over to Half Past Human (Clif High's Website) and emailed him about the report. It was almost 3 in the morning and after 15 minutes of waiting, I figured I wouldn't get a response til the morning.. so I shut my computer down and went to bed.

I have insomnia, so there wasn't any way I was going to sleep right then and there, so I watched a movie. I wanted to watch 2012 but you know Time Warner Cable SUCKS, and the only disaster themed movie available was Knowing..(God, I sound like a spoiled brat) so I watched that. While I was watching I reached the point in the movie where Nicolas Cage is sitting in his living room watching the news, and he looks over at the clock- and as it changes from 11:59 PM to 12:00 AM there is a brief second that the clock says "Japan" under it. Bizarre. There are a bunch of theories that say this movie predicted the Gulf disaster, the Japan nuclear disaster, etc. This article is not about that though, so if you want that information you will have to go here- preferably after you finish with this :P

So in case you didn't see Knowing here's how it ends (sorry):
From IMDB

"John(Cage) collapses and is awoken the next day by a light rain and eerie orange glow in the sky (the flares are starting). We see him driving through the city being destroyed by the approaching flare: buildings on fire, rising temperatures, and people in panic throughout the streets. As he drives on he sees his old partner Phil holding his wife on the street. He then stops in front of an apartment, where he sees his sister and parents inside. He tells his sister Caleb is in a safe place now. All four then have a group hug and hold onto each other as the flare incinerates and vaporizes everything in the city. The last shot of Earth is from space as it is breaking up."

I shrugged it off and went to bed, but it would return the next morning in a three different forms. There would no longer be any second guessing from Disaster Girl. This information was important. This information was real. This information was not three separate conspiracy theories, it was three concrete examples of one thing. One very real thing, the Kill Shot from the Sun.

Class X5.4 Solar Flare 3/7/2012

You see that? That's one of the strongest solar flares to come out of the sun in the last 5 years.. and guess what? It's nothing in comparison to what's coming. Here's some facts:

1. Clif High's webbot program was originally designed for the US Government, so they could predict future trends in the stock market.
2. The Remote Viewing programs you are about to learn about also started as a US Government program.
3. A Class X solar flare is the largest flare before switching to the Mega flare category.

Before I bring out the less mainstream sources (Which, are the ones you should be listening to.. but I understand wanting an "Authoritative" persons view so here's what NASA has to say about it.

"National power grids could overheat and air travel severely disrupted while electronic items, navigation devices and major satellites could stop working after the Sun reaches its maximum power in a few years.
Senior space agency scientists believe the Earth will be hit with unprecedented levels of magnetic energy from solar flares after the Sun wakes “from a deep slumber” sometime around 2013, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
In a new warning, Nasa said the super storm would hit like “a bolt of lightning” and could cause catastrophic consequences for the world’s health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken." -Telegraph

OH... IS THAT NOT GOOD ENOUGH? WELL, HERE'S NASA'S PREPAREDNESS VIDEO FOR THEIR FAMILIES.



And HERE is NASA's actual press release to the public.

Now let's move on to the interesting stuff.. This is Major Ed James, a former Government Major, who has a lot to tell you.

Here's some more information from a couple more credible people..

"Astrophysicist Alexei Dmitriev says that both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 satellites reveal that our sun, as well as our entire solar system, is now moving into aninterstellar energy cloud.Opher, a NASA Heliophysics Guest Investigator from George Mason University says this interstellar energy cloud is turbulent. Dmitriev explains that this cloud of energy is exciting the atmospheres of our planets and especially our sun. As this interstellar energy cloud continues to excite/charge the sun, it causes the sun to become more active, resulting in greater output from the sun. IE: Bigger and more frequent solar storms and CME's resulting in the Carrington effect. This interstellar cloud of electrical energy is also absorbed by the Earth, and scientist have found that it results in more earth quakes, all while dramatically effecting our weather here on earth. When asked how long will it take our sun to pass through this interstellar energy cloud, Dr. Dmitriev replied, "I don't know. But If I had to guess, I would say somewhere between two thousand to three thousand years." This interstellar cloud is a wispy band of charged particles through which our solar system is slowly moving through.

When Dr. Dmitriev was asked what are the implications of all this for earth he replied, "Global catastrophe! Not in tens of years from now, but in ones of years" ...in that this global catastrophe is basically right around the corner setting the stage for NASA's latest solar storm warning 2012-2013." -SolarFlareWarning.com

And here's what Clif's report said.. (Small excerpt for full report please visit his website:

"The huge level of [solar discharges] over 2012 through 2019, included several instances of what became called [electric whips]. These [solar ejections] were devastating to the [electrical warfare infrastructure], as well as civilization in general, but far more so to the [officialdom], than to the general populace ( or so we hope from this perspective). There are several data sets with descriptors seeming to indicate that either the [moon] or [earth] is [scarred] by [sun stuff (plasma)]. This appears to have an impact in late 2012, and again in 2013." -Future Recent History 2020

Here's one of my first articles Alternative Modes of Transportation: Part Six & Adlibbed Part Seven - Surviving a Electricity Crisis/Zombies Apocalypse which is the only real help I can give you. Additionally here are two other article I wrote Are you ready? Probably not.. and Creating a Custom Disaster Plan. These articles will help you prepare for the coming solar storms. The more you start to enlighten yourself, the better your chances of survival are. PREPARE.

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned, and This Bitch is Burning!
xoxo disaster girl

P.F.S. Links for the Curious
Solar Flare Wiki
NASA 3/7/2012 Solar Flare Report
Space Weather - For Sun Monitoring
NASA - MegaFlare/SuperFlare - The Carrington Effect

Pooling Resources - Let's talk FEMA

The total length of all these videos is about an hour and forty five minutes, so sit down and grab the popcorn..


JESSE VENTURA - FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS


FEMA COFFINS?


FLY OVER OF FEMA SITE


FEMA ORDERS MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DEHYDRATED FOOD


OBAMA - NDAA - 'PROLONGED IMPRISONMENT'


FEMA CAMP LOCATIONS


MARTIAL LAW


DENVER AIRPORT D.U.M.B.



So what's up FEMA?
Oh... Nothing?
Seems like something to me.

xoxo disaster girl

Origins of Conspiracy - The Annunaki

In the past couple of weeks with my conspiracy research, my daily glances at the weird news of the world, and the books I have been reading heavily weighing on my mind- I’ve been asking myself many questions. What if it all could be tied neatly with a bow? What if there was a theory that existed that was, in its entirety, the mother of every major conspiracy theory out there? What if all the conspiracies of the world rooted back to one distinct event? Is that even possible? It really is a fascinating thought, that any conspiracy- no matter how obscure or largely random it may be could possibly be traced back to a much more finite conspiracy.

First let’s start by figuring out the general categories that all conspiracies seem to fall under:
1. World Domination – New World Order
2. Aliens / Rouge ‘Alien’ Planets / ‘All Knowing Beings’
3. Theology / Philosophy / Metaphysics / Origins-Prophecies of Humanity
4. Fragile Earth / Fragile Space / Fragile Universe
5. Parallel Universes / Paranormal Activity
6. Technology / Weaponry / Fringe Science / Geo-Engineering

Didn’t think it would only be six did you? The fact is that almost all conspiracies can be grouped to a larger, more general area of conspiracy. Here are a few examples for each category:

1. 9-11 / One World Currency / New World Order / Illuminati / The One Percent / Global Economy Collapses / False Flags
2. UFO’s / Strange Events / Sky-Earth-Space Anomalies / Nibiru / NEO’s / Crop Circles / Ancient References
3. Bible Mistranslations / Language / Vatican Illuminati / Prophets / Anti-Christ / Levitation / Alchemy / Energy
4. Doomsdays / 2012 Maya Apocalypse / Center of the Universe / Asteroid Impact / Climate Change
5. Hauntings / Alternate Realities / The Bermuda Triangle / Magic / Superior Brain Functions
6. Tech Origins / Secret Tech / Weather Control / Anti-Gravity Propulsion / Earthquake Machines / Particle Accelerators

Could those six really be combined to just one? … Maybe.

Meet the Annunaki, They may have had a much larger influence in our being than you’d like to admit.

"DON'T WATCH THIS FILM" - Annunaki Illuminati Documentary

Could it really be that simple? Could everything we know, everything we question, everything we do not understand- just be the human flaw of constantly over-analyzing things... are we just ignoring the big picture? Preoccupying ourselves with all the mind numbing details..?

To Be Continued..
xoxo disaster girl

P.F.S. Links for the Curious
Zecharhia Sitchin's The 12th Planet

Hurricanes on Speed - The Hypercane

The hypercane theory was an accident, the StumbleUpon of the 90s. Kerry Emanuel, a professor at MIT was just trying to figure out what the highest intensity an ordinary hurricane could reach, but he found something entirely different instead. Emanuel, with his research team which included Nobel laureate Mario Molina, found that instead of hurricanes just getting warmer and creating new levels in the Safir-Simpson scale the intensity simply skyrocketed. The sudden jump in their models required them to classify it as an entirely different storm, thus creating the Hypercane.

So what exactly is a hypercane?

A hypercane is a theoretical extreme tropical cyclone of massive proportions that are caused by an extreme heating of the ocean in a particular area, probable causes being a direct impact from an asteroid or a significant underwater volcanic eruption.

During 1980 Physicist Luis Alvarez and Geologist son Walter Alvarez found something that supported the hypercane theory when searching the rock layers of the KT Boundary*. In the rock they found embedded in the layers of clay, something they didn’t expect. Extremely high levels of iridium, something not even commonly found on the surface of Earth- a platinum metal that is usually only found in asteroids and meteorites. And it was everywhere, all over the globe at the KT boundary ridiculously high levels of iridium were found. The only plausible explanation? .. An impact with Earth, and a big one at that. They estimated that something around 6 miles wide hit the Earth, causing the iridium to be spread globally, they also estimated that the crater would be about 100 kilometers in diameter.

And Glen Penfield had found just that while searching for oil, a monstrous crater underwater in the Yucatan Peninsula, The Chicxulub Crater.

The Chicxulub Crater Impact Site

I have to be honest with you- Who knows if we will even be around to see conditions optimal for creating hypercanes happen, and if they did how much warning we would even get… if we got any at all. But hey, it happened once, and it could most certainly happen again. I for one hope it doesn’t, cause then it’d be slim pickings dating wise.. and I don’t wanna have to repopulate the Earth- as my uterus kind of takes a liking to not being bombarded. For the foreseeable future though, we’ll just be stuck with slightly intensified storm seasons, with a lot more big ones. Always remember, if you see a storm that looks like it’s is going to hit near you or is tracked to do so- get out of there! .. And don’t forget to tie your laces before you start running like hell.

Who am I kidding though? If it were me, I’d be riding it out. Irene was cool, but I want a real hurricane. If one came I would most certainly stay behind to actually experience it.. but you have to remember that I’m Disaster Girl. If a major category hurricane came around I would also be very prepared, and not drunk like the other folks who’d ended up staying behind. I’d have a sweet boat, a life jacket, a water-resistant camera, scuba tanks and really do it right. None of that “I’m a survivor. I can do it with no supplies.” bullshit. Preparation is everything, and if you go at it with nothing you likely ended up being the dude that the coast guard has to spend hours rescuing (that is if they find you). You’ll go down in history as being the guy that decided it was a better idea to ride the current than actually grab onto something other than your IKEA sofa cushion.

xoxo disaster girl

P.F.S. Links for the Curious
MegaStorms: Hypercane
MIT Scientist says Hypercanes Possible
Hypercane Wiki

*The K–T boundary is a geological signature, usually a thin band, dated to (65.5 ± 0.3) Ma (megaannum, or million years ago). K is the traditional abbreviation for the Cretaceous period, and T is the abbreviation for the Tertiary period

"The US Dollar’s Not Worth The Paper It’s Printed on." -Gerald Celente

Strong, but truthful words from one of the top US trend forecasters. This week The S&P downgraded the U.S. Credit Rating from AAA to AA+, also adding that another downgrade to AA is expected in the next two years. This week is a portion of our children's future history books. We knew that we were watching history in the making when Obama was elected President, but now- not so much. Few people will even admit that we are even in a depression, instead they choose to use the cliche "recession". [FYI, there isn't an economic adviser/analyst in the world who can actually define the differences between a Recession VS. Depression. Come at me brah, I'm right. If you ask.. let's say 50 different advisers, you'd get more than 50 different answers. Funny how the top minds of this field can't even get on the same page with one of the basics of their chosen careers.] The term "recession", pisses me the fuck off. To me, it really feels like they invented the term to create a downward slope into a depression, so the American people could slowly be weaned into it, without causing too much alarm or panic. For those of you who don't know, the term "recession" when used to describe an economic state was first used in 1929 by a man named Irving Fisher. Mr. Fisher was, at the time, the lead U.S. economist and mind you the first usage of this was days after Black Tuesday. [Black Tuesday AKA The Wall Street Stock Exchange Crash of October 29, 1929 AKA the "supposed" beginning to The Great Depression] The mere mention of the word "recession" should give us all a shudder, unfortunately it usually gets a reaction similar to "Oh.. well at least it's not a depression!" ... *sigh* when will these people wake up?


Recently, I've come to the conclusion that these people:


1. Prefer to live in complete darkness because
A. They can't mentally, physically, or emotionally handle the truth
B. Admitting the truth would be detrimental to their value and
C. Admitting the truth to themselves would be admitting the truth to the masses, therefore doing so would be metaphorically bending over and taking their own dick.

OR

2. Pretend to live in a cloud of stupidity, so the other people they come in contact with also continue to live in the aforementioned cloud so that they can
A. Buy gold and prepare for the coming trouble without having to worry about limited availability and their own well-being or
B. This is basically A only in this one they are just robbing the other people, whereas with the other one they're being duped because those people choose to live in dogma.


Or honestly, possibly a combination of the two.



I hope you're not one of them, but I can't be mad if you are, I think I might have been one.. O.O. After all, an economic collapse was not on my list of disasters to prepare for. && Let me be honest for a moment- This blog been up for.. less than a year? You and I know both know that we were already in a depression, recession- whatever you wanna call it- then, yet I chose never to address it here. But *as I pat myself on the back* I'm do believe that I played my cards slightly better in the real world then most. Perhaps I'm wrong, where's an absolute mind when you need one.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


One thing we are very good at doing in America is living in dogma [n. a settled or established opinion, belief, or principle.]. Mind you, these are only opinions, beliefs, and principles PEOPLE, all of which are arbitrary and rarely based upon concrete evidence or fact, instead they are based on personal inclinations. But we're good at it, so let's own it. You can choose who you believe. Never forget that one of the main reasons people choose to be Americans or choose to continue being American citizens is because we have freedom. Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Petition.. Need I go on? ... USE THEM. Choose who you listen to, choose who you believe in- and don't ever feel guilty for changing your mind. For instance, I was an Obama-Mama, but in the coming election, I doubt I'll recast that vote, if I vote at all. Don't be afraid to admit you were wrong, even if it's just to yourself at first. The sooner you do these things, the sooner all of America will wake up- the sooner we'll all be a lot better off. Like the Uncle Sam posters say We NEED YOU, because without one, there can not be two- and if one chooses not to live rightly, two and one don't stand a chance.


Here's your chance, in under 32 minutes you can change you're outlook, this could even be the window that opens that changes your life. This is Mr. Gerald Celente (with Alex Jones), if you don't know who he is look him up- his track record speaks for itself. If you're gonna believe anyone, why not believe someone who's currently right, instead of being brainwashed by the ones who are wrong over and over again.








I can't in good conscience provide you guys with a disaster plan for the economic collapse of a country and perhaps that's why I never did so. I don't think there are a lot of people who could, but I can leave you with some wisdom. Start thinking for yourself- come up with your own conclusions. Don't base your financial decisions on what "they" say, whether it be the government, a financial adviser, or a financial report. You need to be able to handle these things yourself, so if you don't understand it, figure it out. You should never put your livelihood in the hands of someone else, whether it be a stock broker, a sale associate, or a bank. This isn't a lesson you want to learn the hard way, trust me.


xoxo disaster girl


P.F.S. Choose Wisely.

The 2010 Haiti Earthquake - One Year Later

"The humanitarian response undertaken in Haiti after the earthquake that struck on 12 January 2010 has been one of the most complex ever. However, as the first anniversary of the quake approaches, the Haitian state, together with the international community, is making little progress in reconstruction." -Oxfam International
Photo's Courtesy of Wiki









RICHTER SCALE CHART

Richter Scale photo from this Blog

On January 12th 2010, the Island Nation of Haiti was struck by a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The country, which was already poverty stricken- was severely damaged by the earthquake. In the weeks following Haiti was hit by 54 aftershocks that destroyed any buildings that remained standing after the original quake.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located just outside of Léogâne- which is only sixteen miles away from Haiti's capital, Port-Au-Prince. In the months after the devastating earthquake many Countries donated relief and recovery funds, and lent crews to help in the rescue efforts. One year later and the country lays in a standstill, with only 2-4% of the rubble being removed. Most Haitians, to this day still reside in makeshift tents and camps created in the weeks following the earthquake.

According to the Red Cross, three million Haitians were affected by the massive earthquake. The Haitian government also estimated that approximately 230,00 people had died, another 300,000 injured and at least 1,000,000 made homeless. The Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean-Max Bellerive, also stated that 250,000 homes were destroyed- as well as 30,000 businesses lost.

Oxfam International, a company who's job is to find solutions to poverty and injustice, released it's Relief to Recovery report(cite) this week citing the many problems facing Haiti now. Oxfam summarized this report also listing recommendations to help Haiti speed up the pace of their recovery.

OXFAM INTERNATIONAL SUMMARY
Oxfam International Summary

PORT-AU-PRINCE – In a report released today, international agency Oxfam called on the Haitian authorities, with support from the international community, to move forward on plans to start rebuilding the shattered country and enable close to one million people still living in tents and under tarpaulins to resettle or return home.

The report, “From Relief to Recovery“, blames a lack of progress on a crippling combination of Haitian government indecision, rich donor countries’ too frequent pursuit of their own aid priorities, and a lacklustre Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, which was established to coordinate reconstruction efforts and build state capacity.

Roland Van Hauwermeiren, country director for Oxfam in Haiti said:
“This has been a year of indecision and it has put Haiti’s recovery on hold. Nearly one million people are still living in tents or under tarpaulins and hundreds of thousands of others who are living in the city’s ruins still do not know when they will be able to return home.

“Rebuilding this shattered country will not happen overnight, but there are key decisions on jobs, clearing rubble, house repairs and allocating land for people who will not be able to return to their homes that can and must be made urgently. We now need the incoming government of Haiti to take its leadership role. The international community, including NGOs, must unite to support the government so that Haitian authorities will have a chance of succeeding.”

Despite the success of emergency lifesaving aid after last year’s earthquake, long-term recovery from the disaster has barely begun. Public donations as well as funding from donor governments and multilateral institutions for the emergency aid effort were exceptionally generous. However, of the $2.1 billion pledged by governments for reconstruction in 2010, only 42 percent had been given by the end of the year according to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti.

“Too many donors from rich countries have pursued their own aid priorities and have not effectively coordinated amongst themselves or worked with the Haitian government. This seriously weakens the government’s ability to plan and deliver on its sovereign responsibility – to lead reconstruction,” Van Hauwermeiren said.

Most donors provided funds for transitional housing but very little money for clearing rubble or repairing houses. One year on, only five percent of the rubble has been cleared and only 15 percent of the required basic and temporary houses have been built. House building on a large scale cannot be started before the enormous amount of rubble is cleared. The government and donors must prioritize this most basic step toward helping people return home.

The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, led by former US President Bill Clinton and Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, was set up in April 2010 to facilitate the flow of funds toward reconstruction projects and to help Haitian ministries with implementation. So far, the Commission has failed to live up to its mandate. Many Haitian officials still do not have the technical ability to lead projects, and almost no major reconstruction projects have started. The Commission is a key element for reconstruction and it must cut through the quagmire of indecision and delay.

Despite the current political crisis Haiti’s political and economic elites still have a once in a lifetime chance to address many of the issues that have held back the country’s development. But the process must start now.

“If Haitians are to support themselves then the reconstruction effort must also give priority to helping people earn a living. Above all else, Haitians want to get back to work and provide for their families. They aren’t asking for charity, but for a chance to be part of the process to rebuild their own country. After going through so much last year, Haitians deserve that chance,” Van Hauwermeiren said.

One year on, Oxfam is providing aid to over one million people as part of two emergency responses: one for earthquake relief and one to respond to the cholera epidemic that has swept the country since October, killing over 2,600 people.

OXFAM INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Oxfam International Recommendations

The new Haitian government should:

Show real political leadership and urgency in reconstructing the country, including by developing a public works program that creates jobs and builds skills; supporting homeless families to return or resettle in appropriate locations; implementing social protection programs such as cash transfer and micro-credit programs; and investing in agriculture and Haitian businesses; Put measures in place to reduce corruption and improve accountability, and speed up the decentralization of power to local authorities.

International donor governments, the UN, and international NGOs should:

Work far more closely and effectively with the Haitian authorities, reinforcing their capacity and working to improve the performance of ministries;

Donors should release funds promised at the New York conference in March 2010 and improve transparency related to pledges and disbursements. They should co-operate much more closely with each other and should harmonize policies and priorities;

Major stakeholders, including Bill Clinton, should urgently review the workings of the IHRC and speed up delivery of its mandate.


The Haitian authorities, donor governments, the UN, and international NGOs should:

Consult, communicate and effectively involve Haitian citizens in the reconstruction of their country and ensure recovery programs reflect their priority needs.

The Futurist Map's Of America & The World

^^ Future Map Section Up & Running - 20+ MAPS!

The Futurist Map's Of The World

"The phrase "Earth Changes" was coined by the American psychic Edgar Cayce to refer to the belief that the world will soon enter on a series of cataclysmic events causing major alterations in human life on the planet. This includes "natural events" (such as major earthquakes, the melting of the polar ice caps, a pole shift of the planetary axis, major weather events, solar flares and so on) as well as huge changes of the local and global social, economical and political systems."
Courtesy of Wikipedia

Lori Toye - I Am America Map

Lori Toye - Freedom Star Map

Abrahamsen Map / After Earth Shift / Stripped Underwater
"The New Earth" by Aron and Doris Abrahamsen

Dolores Cannons Nostradamus Map
Stripped=ExistingWater/White=ExistingLand
Black=LandRemainingAboveWater


America In the New Millennium 1998-2012 AD
"Mass Dreams of the Future" by Dr. Chet B. Snow

Map By Alex Tingle
From His Blog

&

Gordon Michael Scallion
From His Website

All images found on BAPRODUCTS, unless otherwise stated & linked.

A "Future Map" is a method of constructing scenarios from a collection of upcoming/anticipated events. Combining this with Edgar Cayce's "Earth Changes" and you have yourself a "Post-Apocalyptic Theory Map".

Walking hand in hand with Catastrophism, future maps use things like the mass extinct of dinosaur to theorize that events like those happen on a global scale, repeating the events with or without long time frames.

P.F.S. Additional Links Below for the Curious.
Uniformitarianism Wiki
Eschatology Wiki
Gradualism Wiki
Risks to Civilization, Humans, & Planet Earth Wiki

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura - 2012 Videos

Carl Anheuser: Kind of galling when you realize that nutbags with cardboard signs had it right the whole time. -2012

P.F.S. "I remember once, when I lived in the Capital for a month and bought the paper fresh every day. I went wild with love, anger, irritation, frustration; all of the passion boiled in me. I was young, I exploded at everything I saw. But then I saw what I was doing: I was believing what I read. Have you noticed? You believe a paper printed on the same day you buy it? This has happened but only an hour ago, you think! It must be true. So I learned to stand back away and let the paper age and mellow. Back here, in Colonia, I saw the headlines diminish to nothing. The week-old paper -- why you can spit on it if you wish. It is like a woman you once loved, but now you see a few days later, she is not quite what you thought. She has rather a plain face. She is no deeper than a cup of water." Ray Bradbury - And the Rock Cried Out

You believe everything you read. Why not this?

xoxo disaster girl

The Vivos Underground Survival Shelter Communities

"The Barstow branch will stock enough food and clothing to sustain 135 people for at least a year, and in a lifestyle that Vicino describes as compact but luxurious, like being on a cruise ship."
Courtesy of Popsci







Images Courtesy of TerraVivos

Vivos Underground Shelter Benefits & Features
Courtesy of TerraVivos

Location Benefits:
√ Centrally located in the heart of the United States
√ Within a one-day drive from virtually everywhere
√ Far from known nuclear targets
√ Only 70 miles from Omaha: probable alternate capitol of the
U.S. should Washington D.C. become compromised
√ Far from large water bodies posing tsunami submersion threats
√ Far from major earthquake fault lines
√ Far from major cities and potential anarchists
√ In the ‘safe land zones’ envisioned on many futurist maps
√ Surrounded by farming, fishing, hunting and fresh water sources
√ Rural, remote location away from cities and military targets

Shelter Features:
√ Hardened concrete and steel nuclear shelter
√ Designed to withstand a 50 megaton blast within 10 miles
√ 137,000 square feet - on four levels
√ Largest Vivos shelter in North America
√ Accommodates over 900 people in semi-private suites
√ Equipped for up to one-year of autonomous survival
√ 228 carpeted bedroom suites of approximately 120 sq ft:
Includes sliding doorway, living room area with shelving and
storage, sofa, table with nested chair cubes, queen-sized bed
and bunk-bed, privacy curtain, reading lights, under bed
storage, decorative artwork, and more...
√ Semi-private bathrooms and private shower rooms
√ Community kitchen with bakery and dining area
√ Fully stocked wine cellar
√ 16’ tall atrium ceiling with a comfortable seating area
√ Fully equipped urgent care/triage hospital
√ One year of food, fuel, stores and supplies
√ Full wardrobe for all members
√ Hydroponic gardens
√ Community meeting and prayer rooms
√ Classroom
√ Theater
√ Hair salon
√ Exercise facility and jogging track
√ Pool tables and recreation areas
√ Computer areas
√ Private offices
√ Laundry facilities
√ Pet kennels
√ Storage rooms and warehouses
√ Closed circuit television and radio communications center
√ Fortified 10 mile defense lookout atop a 350’ tower
√ Security and detention center
√ Security vaults for weapons and valuables
√ Security equipment and outdoor remote sensing devices
√ Water purification facility with deep water well
√ Redundant power plants
√ Air ventilation handling and NBC conditioning systems
√ NBC Decontamination showers and facility
√ Interior water and fuel storage tanks
√ Battery banks for power storage
√ Mechanical repair shop
√ Armored vehicle and ATV storage
√ Farming, fishing and hunting equipment
√ Non-hybrid seed and DNA storage bank

When the shit hits the fan, there is no better place to be then in a place like The Vivos Underground Survival Shelter. Doomsday shelters are the newest and most important commercially available survivalist product on the market to date (According to Yours Truly). Unfortunately I dislike one thing about this whole idea. It takes 2012's Ark, and subtracts more compassion for ordinary people.

Don't get me wrong- I love the fact that people are taking heed. Preparing. Living. Questioning what the Government tell us. I love it. It makes writing this blog worthwhile. Creating Luxury Shelters, because we live in a technology paced, convenient to the point of retardation- society, is not the answer. If Earth was going to hit the reset button, luxuries would not matter to anyone other then the elite. Shelters that cost 10 Million Dollars to make, may be effective and luxurious, but lack one thing- humanity.

If you do happen to have $50,000 lying around the house and want to apply for a Vivos Shelter spot, be sure you have a job that sets you apart from the rest- and an excellent history in terms of practically everything. They will all have a jail and apparently, in post-apocalyptic times, they will (to my knowledge) try to maintain regular government order. This is all speculation based on their application, actual information would most likely only go to those who actually make it through all application processes.

I do believe that if the world was going to end ordinary people like you and me wouldn't matter in places like these. Many people would be abandoned. Shelters like these, and ones that governments build are solely for the purpose of the continuity of the human species and human civilization. Doesn't sounds bad right? Please don't forget about the millions of people who haven't had a shot to make something of themselves, people like children. People who just haven't had the option of being a doctor, a scientist, or an engineer. People who continue to struggle as the rich get richer, and the poor stay poor.

P.F.S.This entire article is completely biased. I'm just mad I don't have $50,000 lying around the house. Feel free to be pissed off too.

xoxo disaster girl