| Severe weather occurs year round throughout | | | | advance of the possible deadly waves that may |
| the world. Tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis, | | | | be coming. |
| thunderstorms, micro-bursts, lightening and | | | | The single best thing you and I can do to protect |
| flooding; they are occurring every day | | | | ourselves from severe weather is to be aware of |
| somewhere on our planet. | | | | our surroundings. It is similar to that of being |
| Natural occurring severe weather has caused | | | | aware of our surroundings to help ourselves from |
| millions of deaths throughout history. You may be | | | | falling victim to criminals. |
| asking yourself, millions, is that possible? Consider | | | | If the outside weather looks concerning to you, |
| that the great Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy in | | | | tune into your local media outlet. Radio and |
| 2004 in and around Indonesia, killed approximately | | | | television stations are anxious about offering |
| 300,000 people and in 1970 a cyclone in | | | | great services to their listeners (that's how they |
| Bangladesh drowned over 500, 000 people. | | | | get and keep listeners and consequently make |
| What can we do to keep from being a victim of | | | | money) and they will let you know what severe |
| severe weather? I can sit here and mention | | | | weather may be coming your way. For instance, |
| numerous steps people can utilize to survive | | | | many local television stations are renowned for |
| natures many volatile threats. However, individuals | | | | being right-on with predicting severe weather and |
| can access numerous websites or contact | | | | helping people stay safe. And similarly, there are |
| governmental agencies to find specific strategies | | | | many quality radio stations doing a great job as |
| they can utilize to protect themselves. | | | | well. |
| Consequently, this article will not go down that | | | | Consider buying a Weather Radio which will notify |
| typical route of assistance that most people are | | | | you of impending severe weather even if you |
| used to. | | | | and your family are sleeping. An alarm sounds |
| However, what this article will discuss is the simple | | | | notifying you of severe weather danger in your |
| most important thing you and I can do to protect | | | | area. These radios are inexpensive and may be |
| ourselves from severe weather, which is to | | | | purchased for less than thirty dollars. |
| simply be...aware. As an example, it is a fact that | | | | In some areas it may be difficult to get to media |
| modern technology gives us an extraordinary | | | | outlets for warnings, as an example while camping |
| amount of time before a hurricane hits an area. | | | | or on vacation. In such cases, keep aware and |
| Tornados, which are natures most powerful | | | | keep an eye on the weather and again, if it looks |
| storms (wind wise), can many times, also be | | | | at all concerning make contingency plans for a |
| forecast in advance. | | | | severe weather possibility. Keep an eye out for |
| Thunderstorms, flooding and tsunamis are all | | | | any nearby shelter just in case dangerous winds, |
| similar; they all can and are predicted well in | | | | lightening or flooding come your way. |
| advance. The tsunami tragedy mentioned above | | | | While there are numerous specifics we can do to |
| was not handled well by authorities; however, we | | | | keep safe from nature's wrath almost none of |
| will never see such poor advance warning again. | | | | them are as important as simply being aware of |
| Since that tragedy, the powers-that-be are on | | | | what may be heading your way. |
| top of tsunamis and give solid warnings in | | | | |