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Deep Trouble: Missouri Flood Might be Worst in 25 Years

JM ChuaMay 10, 2019

The unprecedented flooding of the Mississippi river on May 2, 2019 neared levels unseen since the region’s historic flood of 1993. It also surpassed it in at le...

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A Multi-Caliber Powerhouse: Ruger’s Redhawk Could Be the Prepper’s One-Gun Solution

Garrett LucasMay 10, 2019

The very essence of being a survivalist, or “prepper,” for those born after the 1980s, is the ability to adapt to a situation, handle one extreme to another and...

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Deadly Season: Oklahoma Storm Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Injured

JM ChuaMay 9, 2019

Authorities confirmed that a man and a woman were killed in two separate incidents as a deadly storm ripped across Oklahoma. The body of a 55-year-old man wa...

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Street Survivors: Basic, Proven and Practical Survival Skills from the Homeless

Bryan DumasMay 7, 2019

Crawling up the cold, slanted slab of cement has already gotten old, but this is now home. The crawl space just below the underpass is as good as it gets until ...

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Blackout: What to Do When the Grid Goes Down

Nathaniel J. CohenMay 6, 2019

The city outside your window is graveyard silent, and other neighbors in your building are peering from the fire escapes at a completely blackened city. Looking...

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Sweet Survival: How To Make Maple Syrup And Reap Its Benefits In Trade

ASGMay 3, 2019

When faced with a short-term wilderness survival scenario, food is typically not a priority until all other urgent physiological needs are met. In a long-term w...

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Toxin Treatment: First Aid for Poisoning

Mon BerenguerMay 2, 2019

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we or those we care about may fall victim to poisoning. It could be as simple as eating expired food or ingesting the wrong...

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Lost and Found: Missing SoCal Hikers Found

JM ChuaApril 29, 2019

Two Southern California hikers reported missing for almost five days were found safe by rescuers, officials said. According to the San Bernardino County Sher...

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High-Rise Nightmare: Everyday Survival High Above the City

Carolyn KohApril 29, 2019

The visions of people leaping from the Twin Towers on 9/11 will forever haunt us. Are we really safe in these modern steel-and-concrete constructions, or are we...

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Icy Spring: “Bomb Cyclone” Hits Midwest, Great Lakes

JM ChuaApril 26, 2019

A storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” went through the central U.S. on Thursday, April 11, for a second time this month and dumped a blizzard on parts of the...

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