{"id":1365,"date":"2015-12-31T23:22:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T04:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readyforanything.org\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2015-12-31T23:22:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T04:22:43","slug":"2016-is-here-are-you-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/?p=1365","title":{"rendered":"2016 IS HERE! ARE YOU PREPARED?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2016.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1366\" src=\"https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2016-841x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2016\" width=\"421\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2016-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2016-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2016.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a><strong>By Aton Edwards, I.P.N. Executive Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s 11:25\u00a0PM, Thursday, Dec 31,\u00a02015. \u00a0The year is almost over and a new year is about to begin\u00a0\u2013 but we\u2019re still reeling from what it had to offer in the way of disasters; and from the looks of things so far, 2016 looks like it may give last year a run for the money \u2013 and then some!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, right this minute, in the USA, over 12 million people in Missouri and Illinois are struggling to avoid floodwaters that are pouring over levees and destroying their homes, farms and damaging their towns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highways have been closed and travel to certain areas has been restricted. Water treatment facilities have also been damaged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"Mississippi River flood at Alton, Illinois (St. Louis metro) - December 30, 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZzhLfwNvWmM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p>Raw sewage and other toxic materials are mixed into the floodwaters rendering it contaminated and undrinkable.\u00a0\u00a0 Bottled water is being delivered by FEMA and non-governmental organizations.\u00a0\u00a0 21 people have died with more fatalities expected over the coming days. It\u2019s being called a \u201cslow motion disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"Dardenne Creek floods out St. Peters Missouri - Closes I70 highway  Aerial footage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fqes-DYiOsI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p>Less than a week ago, in the United Kingdom, on December 24<sup>th<\/sup> two storms called Eva and Frank combined to produce extreme flooding across Southern England, locations in Wales and Scotland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"Leeds City Centre Floods, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK - 26th December, 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H-HzRcHxXU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p>At the North Pole, on December 29<sup>th<\/sup> temperatures reached 33 degrees F \u2013 40 degrees above the regular temperature.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"Storm System Heats Up The North Pole - Newsy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OKwvEQ8cozo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p>So far I\u2019ve only mentioned extreme weather related disasters that came at the tail end of 2015. There was also the recent terror attacks in France where 130, died, 368 wounded, in Kenya where 148 were killed, 78 injured \u2013 the Ramadan attacks in Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, Syria where 443 died, Charlie Hebdo (9 dead) Charleston Church shooting ( 9 dead) Nigeria (200+) and many others across the globe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"147 Dead After Al-Shabaab Attack On Kenya University\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LPg8K89gSOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p>There have also been large earthquakes like the one in Nepal that killed over 9,000 and 17 others over 7.0 in magnitude.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"Earthquake in Nepal 2015, CCTV footage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/heSOBf-sOm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nuclear emergency in Fukushima Japan is still in play and the radioactive debris is still washing up on the US west coast.\u00a0\u00a0 In Los Angeles County California, 1300 metric tons of methane gas is leaking into the air 24 hours a day posing a serious health hazard for millions of residents in the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe title=\"Fallout from Fukushima: The Radioactive Exclusion Zone\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KOymMXXiNeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- Responsive Video Embeds plugin by www.kevinleary.net --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are hundreds of other threats, small and large that all pose a major threat to public health and safety.\u00a0\u00a0 I believe that 2016 is the year when many of these threats begin to grow and manifest serious problems that we must be prepared for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just wanted to let you know that I.P.N. will be on watch, in effect and ready to help you all get by with practical solutions to any challenges that we will face.<\/p>\n<p>HAVE A HAPPY &amp;\u00a0SAFE NEW YEAR!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Aton Edwards, I.P.N. 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