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Bugs and rats are unpleasant topics, but they’re an unfortunate reality when hurricanes and flooding occur. Insect and rodent populations increase rapidly after disasters.
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Drinking polluted water is only one of the ways you may become ill if your town floods during a hurricane, landslide, mudslide, or other natural disaster. Airborne contaminants, contaminated food, and germs are all threats. These flood survival tips are your best defense.
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Flood waters are highly contaminated with E. coli and other health hazards. This is the case in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, as high levels of lead, arsenic, fecal matter and bacteria—including E. coli— have been found in flood waters and sediment. Can these diseases threaten your survival?
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Farmers in areas battered by Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia and Rita face unprecedented challenges. In Alabama, Mississippi, and Lousiana, approximately 825,000 head of cattle and calves lived in counties that sustained hurricane-force winds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The survival rate of beef cattle in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana is devastating. Of 15,000 cattle, 10,000 are presumed dead—a loss estimated at $8 million.
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As Hurricane Ophelia pounds North Carolina and cleanup from Hurricane Katrina continues, stranded pets have been making headlines over the last week. While human lives take priority in any rescue effort, many residents refused to heed mandatory evacuation orders because they didn’t want to leave their beloved pets behind. Follow these disaster preparedness guidelines to ensure your pet’s survival during a hurricane, flood, earthquake, or other natural disaster.
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As the Southeast braces for more hurricanes and West Coast residents cope with summertime power outages from insufficient energy supplies, it’s critical to take steps to ensure your home food supply is safe. How should you handle the food in your refrigerator if you lose electricity in a hurricane, flood, blackout?
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Bugs and rats are unpleasant topics, but they’re an unfortunate reality when hurricanes and flooding occur. Insect and rodent populations increase rapidly after disasters.
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disaster survival,flood survival
Drinking polluted water is only one of the ways you may become ill if your town floods during a hurricane, landslide, mudslide, or other natural disaster. Airborne contaminants, contaminated food, and germs are all threats. These flood survival tips are your best defense.
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new orleans,flood survival,survival water,disaster survival,urban survival
Flood waters are highly contaminated with E. coli and other health hazards. This is the case in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, as high levels of lead, arsenic, fecal matter and bacteria—including E. coli— have been found in flood waters and sediment. Can these diseases threaten your survival?
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survival water,disaster survival,flood survival,katrina
Farmers in areas battered by Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia and Rita face unprecedented challenges. In Alabama, Mississippi, and Lousiana, approximately 825,000 head of cattle and calves lived in counties that sustained hurricane-force winds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The survival rate of beef cattle in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana is devastating. Of 15,000 cattle, 10,000 are presumed dead—a loss estimated at $8 million.
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As Hurricane Ophelia pounds North Carolina and cleanup from Hurricane Katrina continues, stranded pets have been making headlines over the last week. While human lives take priority in any rescue effort, many residents refused to heed mandatory evacuation orders because they didn’t want to leave their beloved pets behind. Follow these disaster preparedness guidelines to ensure your pet’s survival during a hurricane, flood, earthquake, or other natural disaster.
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hurricane survival,earthquake survival,flood survival,pet survival,katrina
As the Southeast braces for more hurricanes and West Coast residents cope with summertime power outages from insufficient energy supplies, it’s critical to take steps to ensure your home food supply is safe. How should you handle the food in your refrigerator if you lose electricity in a hurricane, flood, blackout?
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