Natural Disaster Survival - Your Winning Guide

A natural disaster survival win is rarely the result of some heroic, last-minute miracle you see in the movies; it's usually the boring stuff you did six months ago that ends up saving your life. We like to imagine ourselves as the protagonists in an action flick, outrunning a fireball or navigating a crumbling cityscape with nothing but a pocketknife and grit. But in reality, "winning" when nature goes sideways is about the quiet preparations that happen when the sun is still shining and the Wi-Fi is still working. It's that moment when the power goes out, the sirens start wailing, and instead of panicking, you just reach for your kit because you've already done the heavy lifting. ...

February 7, 2026 · 7 min · Meghan Encargada