Posted by: Brangdon
8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events - 08/06/09 09:57 AM
http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/survival is a page of relevant articles from National Geographic, from the August issue of their magazine.
- A Tsunami Hits the Northwest
- Drought: West Runs Dry
- An Avalanche Strikes...
- Megafires Ignite the Backcountry
- A Pandemic Traps You Overseas
- The Power Grid Crashes
- Caught in Bandit Cross Fire
- The GPS System Winks Out
Posted by: Tyber
Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events - 08/06/09 11:06 AM
Those articals seem good, and have some good points.
Posted by: scafool
Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events - 08/06/09 12:40 PM
I found the 14 survival points article interesting. It was a bit of a read but not complicated.
I have the page bookmarked now and will read more of the articles as I get a chance. Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: clearwater
Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events - 08/06/09 07:17 PM
Weather forecast is for chance of snow today.
Does that count?
Posted by: Dagny
Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events - 08/06/09 09:35 PM
Lots of great and interesting information at that link.
Thanks for posting it!
:-)
Posted by: comms
Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events - 08/06/09 11:29 PM
Those 14 points were by Laurence Gonzales. That guy is sharp and the masses can relate.