Get ready. Adapt. Find opportunities.
Practical information so people and families across the Americas can prepare for different kinds of crises, know what to do during an emergency, and find ways to protect or generate income.
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What kind of crisis are you worried about?
Pick a crisis to see what to do before, during and after — and what opportunities exist.
What to do about recession, inflation, devaluation or job loss, and how to protect or generate income.
Open guide EarthquakeHome preparedness, what to do during the shaking and how to recover afterwards.
Open guide Volcanic EruptionAsh, flows and evacuation: how to read the alert level, protect your lungs and your roof, and what to do at each phase.
Open guide FloodHow to anticipate rising water, protect your home and get back to normal afterwards.
Open guide TsunamiThe three natural warning signs that come before any official alert, where to go, and why the first wave is not the largest.
Open guide HurricaneHurricane season: preparedness, shelter, evacuation and recovery.
Open guide Storms and Extreme RainHail, high winds, lightning storms and rain that overwhelms drainage.
Open guide WildfiresWildfires and urban fires: prevention, smoke, evacuation and return.
Open guide Drought and Extreme HeatWater scarcity, heat stress, crops and rising costs.
Open guide Extreme ColdFrost, snow and winter power cuts: keeping warm safely at home.
Open guide Health CrisisOutbreaks, overloaded medical services and living with restrictions.
Open guide Food CrisisHigh prices, shortages of staple foods and how to stretch the pantry.
Open guide Supply CrisisBroken supply chains, empty shelves and disrupted transport.
Open guide Energy CrisisLong blackouts, fuel shortages and rates that spike.
Open guide Power BlackoutOutages lasting hours or days: food, water, medication, communication and work without power.
Open guide Solar FlareGeomagnetic storms that can disrupt GPS, radio and power grids. What the G1–G5 scale means and how to prepare without alarm.
Open guide Meteorite ImpactWhat changes with the size of the object and whether it falls on land or at sea. Four scenarios, from an airburst to an extinction-level impact.
Open guide Nuclear AttackWhat to do in a nuclear detonation or radiological emergency: shelter, decontaminate, and how long to stay inside.
Open guide Infrastructure CrisisFailures in water, internet, phone service, roads or public utilities.
Open guide Combined CrisisWhen several crises happen at once and feed into each other.
Open guideFlooding in Mexico
What to do before, during and after, with a family plan, water and food, health, money, income opportunities and three downloadable materials.
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