This is for people in the US. Our country is changing. How are you changing your prep? Here are just some thoughts.
-- Less FEMA or government aid. I think we will have to expect to be on our own basically. I could see two changes: (1) increase the amount of supplies for "bug in" scenarios, because you may have to be on your own for a long time; (2) some scenarios that were previously regarded as "bug in" now may become "bug out" scenarios, because you may have to be on your own for so long that it's better to just get out ahead of the disaster.
-- Epidemic outbreaks. Vaccination rate will get lower in the future. Many CDC scientists have been/will be fired, leading to more epidemic outbreaks and less effective government response. What can we do as individuals? Should we redo/update our vaccination? Do we need to stock up on supplies in preparation for another covid-like outbreak?
-- Less accurate weather reports. NWS, NOAA, etc. are getting downsized, and that will lead to less accurate weather reports. I'm not sure how to respond to this one. I rely on tornado, hurricane, & other types of warnings, and this is not something that I can do on my own.
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There may be other things I overlooked. Please feel free to add to the list & suggest responses.
Edited by chaosmagnet (07/12/25 02:11 PM)
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