New World Survival · Local Risks
Know what's likely
where you live.
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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Weather hazards
Hurricane
Storm surge, wind, flooding, and evacuation planning for coastal and inland households.
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Tornado
Shelter decisions, warning systems, and what to do when there is no basement.
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Flood
Flash flood vs. river flood, flood maps, insurance, and when to leave vs. when to shelter.
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Wildfire
Defensible space, evacuation zones, air quality, and go-bag assembly for fire-prone regions.
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Winter storm
Ice, snow, and cold: heat loss, pipes, roads, and extended outages in freezing conditions.
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Heat wave
Cooling centers, risk groups, home cooling without AC, and when heat becomes a medical emergency.
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Drought
Water conservation, well monitoring, and long-term household water strategy during dry conditions.
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Ice storm
Power lines, tree limbs, road conditions, and how ice accumulation differs from snow emergencies.
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Severe thunderstorm
Lightning safety, hail, straight-line winds, and the household actions to take before the storm arrives.
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Category 02
Geological hazards
Earthquake
Drop, cover, hold on — and what to do after the shaking stops. Retrofitting, gas shutoffs, and aftershocks.
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Volcanic eruption
Ash fall, evacuation zones, respiratory protection, and monitoring for households near active volcanoes.
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Tsunami
Warning signs, inundation zones, evacuation routes, and the difference between local and distant-source events.
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Landslide
Warning signs on slopes, debris flow vs. slow slide, and what triggers risk on your property.
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Dam failure
Inundation mapping, evacuation planning, and how to find out if you live downstream from a high-hazard dam.
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Category 03
Infrastructure hazards
Power outage
The most common emergency in the country. Food safety, lighting, heating, medical devices, and when to leave.
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Water contamination
Boil-water advisories, chemical contamination, lead, and what to drink while the tap is unsafe.
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Supply interruption
Fuel, food, medicine, and goods when supply chains slow or break. What to have on hand and how much.
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Solar flare / EMP
What a geomagnetic storm actually does to the grid, electronics, and communications — and what it does not do.
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Category 04
Public health hazards
Pandemic
Supply planning, household isolation, information hygiene, and maintaining health access during outbreaks.
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Foodborne illness
Safe temperatures, cross-contamination, recalls, and what to do when someone in the household gets sick.
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Chemical spill / hazmat
Shelter-in-place decisions, evacuation triggers, air quality, and how to find out what was spilled near you.
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Nuclear incident
Plant accidents, emergency planning zones, potassium iodide, and shelter-in-place vs. evacuation decisions.
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Your situation
Guides for how your household is built.
The same hazard looks different depending on where you live, who lives with you, and what your mobility and medical situation looks like.
Apartment residents
Storage limits, evacuation routes, vertical shelter-in-place, and building-specific considerations.
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Rural households
Distance from services, well and septic systems, road access, and the self-reliance advantages rural households already have.
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Households with young children
Infant supplies, comfort during stress, school coordination, and age-appropriate explanations.
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Households with teenagers
Communication plans, giving teens real roles, and preparing independently-mobile family members.
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Elderly at home
Medications, mobility, heat and cold sensitivity, and making sure older adults are part of the household plan.
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Elderly nearby
Check-in systems, transportation help, and coordinating with older relatives or neighbors who live independently.
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Households with pets
Evacuation with animals, pet-friendly shelters, food and water storage for pets, and ID and documentation.
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Medical equipment users
Power-dependent devices, backup power, utility medical priority programs, and care-team communication during outages.
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Mobility limitations
Accessible evacuation, shelter options, community registries, and building a support network before you need it.
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Single parents
Backup-adult networks, grab-and-go kits for one, custody documents, and the plan that works when one person does everything.
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New homeowners
Utility shutoffs, insurance coverage, flood zones, smoke and CO alarms, and the maintenance baseline that protects your investment.
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Cognitive or developmental needs
Communication aids, supervision planning, routine preservation, medication continuity, and the support network built around functional needs.
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By state
State-level risk profiles.
Each state profile covers the primary hazards, seasonal patterns, official resources, and what households in that state should prioritize.