This Flooding section gives seniors simple, calm guidance for dealing with flooding as part of their overall Disasters plan.
Tsunamis are nature’s bulldozers—walls of water triggered by earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions, capable of drowning coastlines in minutes. They don’t mess around: waves can hit 20-30 feet high, moving at 500 mph in the open ocean, slowing only to unleash chaos onshore. In the US, we call them tidal waves. I’m so glad I’ve…
Floods are nature’s slow siege—rivers swell, rains pound, or dams break, turning dry land into a watery graveyard. They don’t rush in like tornadoes; they creep, then overwhelm, drowning homes, roads, and hope if you’re not ready. I have had to evacuate an oncoming flood when Hurricane Dora hit Florida in 1964. We were renting…
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