If you have ever lived through a tornado, you know how utterly terrifying it can be. One minute it is not there and the next you hear a roaring train sound and disaster strikes. There is no way to know how bad the damage will be. The lucky ones are those who had the chance to get to safety before it hit.

Has where you live ever had a drought so severe that restrictions were placed on the amount of water you used and what you could use it for? This is becoming a common reality these days and many fear that our water shortages are only going to get worse in the future.

No one really wants to do what Benjamin Franklin did and stand out in a lightening storm. Making a terrific discovery would not be worth the risk to most of us. Lightening is very dangerous and the best thing you can do is stay indoors well away from it.

What is one of the universal signs of "I am a victim of a disaster"? How about the bright blue tarp? Covering part of a house or out-building, these eye-catching bright blue tarps draw your attention immediately and signal a problem.

Poly Tarps, or tarpaulins, have proven themselves to be one of the most widely used and versatile coverings found around the world.

Poly Tarps, or tarpaulins, have proven themselves to be one of the most widely used and versatile coverings found around the world.

The opportunities and advancements in solar power can be a tremendous asset to humankind if only we would trust it and invest in it. Examine the potentials available with solar power and our current dependance upon damaging fossil fuels.

How would you react if you were on a beach somewhere and saw a hug wall of water coming at you from out of nowhere? Sometimes there is not enough time to react at all in the event of a tsunami, but other times people are warned in advance that there could be flooding and they still do not take advantage of the warning and get to safety.

In the United States we might not know what it is like to experience a tsunami firsthand, but we have definitely had our fair share of hurricanes. It could only be a matter of time until we learn what living through a tsunami could be like as well.

We can have wildfires break out almost anywhere when the natural conditions are right or someone causes one, but there are not many places that have had to endure the numbers of wildfires as the state of California has in recent years.