Are You Ready? (eBook)

How to Prepare for an Earthquake

Maggie Mooney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011
144 Seiten
Greystone Books (Verlag)
978-1-55365-851-1 (ISBN)

Infos

As earthquakes have struck around the world with alarming frequency, millions have realized they are unprepared for similar catastrophes close to home. Online disaster plans and older booksheavy with seismic science and a survivalist focusleave the average reader overwhelmed with details and anxiety. How much water will I need? What if Im driving? How do I protect my six-year-old? The questions go onand in this book Maggie Mooney answers them. Her four-week readiness program includes straightforward instructions, forms, and checklists. Mooney explains what to expect during a quake, and what to do when the shaking stops. She also addresses both aftershocks and tsunamis.Use this guide and the checklists inside to get ready:Find your safe spots at home, at work, at school, and outdoors.Develop your emergency communication plan.Shake-proof your home.Assemble emergency supplies. By following the steps in the four-week readiness program described here you can avoid injury and ensure you have the food, water and other essentials you need to be prepared rather than scared.

Autor

Maggie Mooney is a writer, editor, and community worker. She is author of Canada's Top 100: The Greatest Athletes of All Time, and co-author of Nobel's Women of Peace. She lives on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.

Inhalt

Introduction1 Earthquake Basics 2 Earthquake Psychology 3 Week1: Getting Started Before the Big One Strikes 4 Week 2: Preparing Yourself and Your Home 5 Week 3: Finding Safe Places 6 Week 4: Preparing to Stay Safe in Your Car and at Work 7 Beyond the Essentials: Earthquake-Proofing Your Home 8 During the Big One 9 After the Big One Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-55365-851-5 / 1553658515
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55365-851-1 / 9781553658511