Published: December 19, 2008
Heat, Cold Top Killers in USA According to Study
Americans Must be Ready for Catastrophic Events
A study recently published by the University of South Carolina using data from 1970-2004, concluded that Americans should worry more about heat and drought, winter weather, and summer thunderstorms than they should about earthquakes, hurricanes, and wildfires. The latter events account for less than five percent of all hazard deaths, while the former events cause a total of 56.5 percent of hazard deaths.
According to Susan Cutter of the University of South Carolina "the heat risk, the hurricane coasts and the Great Plains states with their severe weather" make areas in the South the most dangerous places to live in America, while California is much safer. Startlingly, more dramatic events are not, in fact, more deadly.
With this unsettling information, how can Americans alter their emergency preparations?
Dr. Bob Arnot-physician and disaster and relief expert-explains in his book Your Survival: The Complete Resource for Disaster Planning and Recovery, "It makes sense to do a little advance planning now that can save you plenty of stress and heartache later . . . As helpful as FEMA.org and the Insurance Information Institute website can be for specific resources, they're never going to tell you how to cut through government red tape or win an argument with your claims adjustor."
Your Survival is a multimedia information source with dvd, guidebook, and exclusive website access to the most up-to-date information on distaster preparedness. Dr. Arnot discusses how to deal with not only the more publicized hurricanes and floods, but also the lesser-known-and more life-threatening-heat waves and winter storms. It is a valuable resource and can be found in public libraries and bookstores throughout the United States.
Your Survival
The Complete Resource for Disaster Planning and Recovery
A Hatherleigh Book, Distributed by Random House
1578262623
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