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#178769 - 08/06/09 09:57 AM 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events
Brangdon Offline
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Registered: 12/12/04
Posts: 1204
Loc: Nottingham, UK
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
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#178774 - 08/06/09 11:06 AM Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events [Re: Brangdon]
Tyber Offline
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Registered: 04/27/09
Posts: 304
Loc: ST. Paul MN
Those articals seem good, and have some good points.


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#178781 - 08/06/09 12:40 PM Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events [Re: Tyber]
scafool Offline
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Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 1534
Loc: Muskoka
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.
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#178792 - 08/06/09 03:50 PM Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events [Re: ]
Todd W Offline
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Registered: 11/14/04
Posts: 1928
Loc: Mountains of CA
Thanks!

Time to read
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#178803 - 08/06/09 07:17 PM Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events [Re: Todd W]
clearwater Offline
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1177
Loc: Channeled Scablands
Weather forecast is for chance of snow today.

Does that count?

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#178808 - 08/06/09 09:35 PM Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events [Re: clearwater]
Dagny Offline
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Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC

Lots of great and interesting information at that link.

Thanks for posting it!


:-)

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#178819 - 08/06/09 11:29 PM Re: 8 Black Swans - NatGeo articles on rare events [Re: Dagny]
comms Offline
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 1502
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Those 14 points were by Laurence Gonzales. That guy is sharp and the masses can relate.
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