3 Exploring Large-Scale Risks
In the previous chapter, we looked at a variety of small-scale events that can upend life in one household without inconveniencing the neighbors next door. A way to deal with such private hardships is the foundation of any solid preparedness plan; that said, consideration should also be given to cyclic, regional disasters that would be sure to get the neighborhood abuzz.
From recessions to earthquakes to once-in-a-lifetime snowstorms or heatwaves, their defining characteristic is that they happen infrequently enough to allow a generation or two to grow up without experiencing that particular event first-hand. ...
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