The Disasters & Emergency Events section gives seniors calm, practical guidance for preparing for and responding to major emergencies. You’ll find simple steps, planning tips, and safety strategies tailored for older adults.
Avoid These Pitfalls Where are you in your senior survival preparedness plans? Have you made a written plan? Are you ready for any disaster, even small ones? Preparedness is a crucial part of survival. It ensures you can face unexpected challenges with confidence and resilience. Yet, many people fall into dangerous traps when planning for…
Being from Florida and currently living in north-central Florida, I’m a weather watcher. We don’t have to worry about extremely cold weather and snow, but we do have to worry about hurricanes and some tornadoes. Our 6-month hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30. The hurricane peak occurs between mid-August and late October,…
Modern life is deeply reliant on a consistent flow of electricity. From lighting our homes to powering communication devices and preserving food, energy keeps our lives running smoothly. What electrical devices or magic will you miss the most if you lose power? We Baby Boomers are accustomed to having electricity. We grew up with black…
When emergencies strike, medical care might not be an option. Hospitals get overwhelmed, clinics shut down, pharmacies run dry. For us seniors, that’s not just inconvenient—it’s terrifying. What will you do when SHTF and you or your elderly loved one needs medical help? I’ve asked myself that question more than once. I depend on medication….
When disaster strikes, threats often extend beyond the natural world. In times of crisis, the stability that typically keeps society functioning begins to crumble. Panic, scarcity, and desperation can drive people to extreme actions. Homes are no longer guaranteed sanctuaries, and the risk of theft, assault, or worse becomes a daily concern. The potential for…
Nuclear fallout is the apocalypse’s calling card—blasts vaporize, then radioactive dust rains death, poisoning air, water, and hope. Minutes to shelter, days to hide, years to heal. At GoldenSurvivalist.com, we don’t glow—we grit through. Here’s your plan to face fallout and walk out alive. I think you will agree with me that a nuclear blast…
Cybersecurity threats are digital wolves—hackers, malware, and breaches claw at your data, cash, and life, all from a shadow you can’t punch. One click can lock your files, drain your bank, or turn your tech against you. At GoldenSurvivalist.com, we don’t get phished—we lock down. Here’s your plan to face cyber threats and keep your…
Sinkholes are earth’s trapdoors—ground yawns open, swallowing homes or roads with no mercy. Water or mines carve them slow, then drop fast. A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. Sinkholes abound in Florida. We have so much limestone and dolomite here. There are more…
EMP/CME disasters are silent tech-killers—electromagnetic pulses from bombs or coronal mass ejections from the sun fry circuits, grids, and gadgets in a flash. Power’s gone, cars stall, and comms die, hurling you back to the stone age. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of…
Power outages are modern cripplers—lights die, heat fades, and tech goes black, whether from storms or sabotage. Days stretch to weeks with no juice. We have all experienced power outages. It’s inevitable. We have storms. We have generators, flashlights, and candles. The worst outages have been during and after hurricanes, lasting only a few days….
Heatwaves are slow broilers—temps soar past 90°F for days, frying you without relief. Power strains, bodies wilt, and dehydration ambushes fast. Every Summer, we have what feels like a heatwave in Florida. August can get to the high 90s and more. We have enough ocean winds to keep it from getting hotter, so it’s not…
Droughts are silent stranglers—water dries up, crops wither, and dust chokes the air, stretching months into years. Fires flare, wells fail, and survival turns lean. I have been in a drought, but not that totally dried everything up. Florida has had a couple of months in a row without rain, but we haven’t been as…
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