Nickelless
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Posted - 10/30/2009 : 00:19:52
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For the sake of conciseness, I'm grouping together links to threads on various disasters, both natural and manmade, environmental and economic. Feel free to add to this list.
UPDATED JAN. 21, 2010: Given the ongoing, and probably never-ending, stories we're seeing about the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake and the lessons that can be learned from the disaster(s) there, I think Haiti deserves its own section here, since it encompasses all of natural, governmental and economic disasters:
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ECONOMIC DISASTERS (hyperinflation, etc.): You must be logged in to see this link. You must be logged in to see this link. Lessons from Peru on Third World living: You must be logged in to see this link. Tips from the Argentine collapse: You must be logged in to see this link. More on the Argentine collapse: You must be logged in to see this link. Lessons from Zimbabwe on hyperinflation: You must be logged in to see this link.
NATURAL DISASTERS: Diary of a medic after Hurricane Katrina: You must be logged in to see this link. Tips from Katrina survivors: You must be logged in to see this link. Lessons from the January 2009 Midwest ice storm: You must be logged in to see this link. Lessons from another ice storm: You must be logged in to see this link.
EMP ATTACKS: You must be logged in to see this link.
And here's a thread I found on GIM about societal-level SHTF situations throughout history:
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UPDATED 3-12-10: I just got an automated message that putting more than 20 links in a single post will get a thread locked for alleged spamming, so I'll list new links for the above categories in posts below.
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Edited by - Nickelless on 03/12/2010 01:13:00 |
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