New World Survival · Local Risks
Hazard guides organized by type, by state, and by household situation. Depth on a few real risks beats surface coverage of many unlikely ones.
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Storm surge, wind, flooding, and evacuation planning for coastal and inland households.
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Shelter decisions, warning systems, and what to do when there is no basement.
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Flash flood vs. river flood, flood maps, insurance, and when to leave vs. when to shelter.
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Defensible space, evacuation zones, air quality, and go-bag assembly for fire-prone regions.
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Ice, snow, and cold: heat loss, pipes, roads, and extended outages in freezing conditions.
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Cooling centers, risk groups, home cooling without AC, and when heat becomes a medical emergency.
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Water conservation, well monitoring, and long-term household water strategy during dry conditions.
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Power lines, tree limbs, road conditions, and how ice accumulation differs from snow emergencies.
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Lightning safety, hail, straight-line winds, and the household actions to take before the storm arrives.
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Category 02
Drop, cover, hold on — and what to do after the shaking stops. Retrofitting, gas shutoffs, and aftershocks.
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Ash fall, evacuation zones, respiratory protection, and monitoring for households near active volcanoes.
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Warning signs, inundation zones, evacuation routes, and the difference between local and distant-source events.
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Warning signs on slopes, debris flow vs. slow slide, and what triggers risk on your property.
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Inundation mapping, evacuation planning, and how to find out if you live downstream from a high-hazard dam.
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Category 03
The most common emergency in the country. Food safety, lighting, heating, medical devices, and when to leave.
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Boil-water advisories, chemical contamination, lead, and what to drink while the tap is unsafe.
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Fuel, food, medicine, and goods when supply chains slow or break. What to have on hand and how much.
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What a geomagnetic storm actually does to the grid, electronics, and communications — and what it does not do.
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Category 04
Supply planning, household isolation, information hygiene, and maintaining health access during outbreaks.
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Safe temperatures, cross-contamination, recalls, and what to do when someone in the household gets sick.
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Shelter-in-place decisions, evacuation triggers, air quality, and how to find out what was spilled near you.
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Plant accidents, emergency planning zones, potassium iodide, and shelter-in-place vs. evacuation decisions.
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Your situation
The same hazard looks different depending on where you live, who lives with you, and what your mobility and medical situation looks like.
Storage limits, evacuation routes, vertical shelter-in-place, and building-specific considerations.
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Distance from services, well and septic systems, road access, and the self-reliance advantages rural households already have.
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Infant supplies, comfort during stress, school coordination, and age-appropriate explanations.
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Communication plans, giving teens real roles, and preparing independently-mobile family members.
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Medications, mobility, heat and cold sensitivity, and making sure older adults are part of the household plan.
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Check-in systems, transportation help, and coordinating with older relatives or neighbors who live independently.
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Evacuation with animals, pet-friendly shelters, food and water storage for pets, and ID and documentation.
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Power-dependent devices, backup power, utility medical priority programs, and care-team communication during outages.
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Accessible evacuation, shelter options, community registries, and building a support network before you need it.
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By state
Each state profile covers the primary hazards, seasonal patterns, official resources, and what households in that state should prioritize.