Drawdown! Action Plan
Emergency Preparedness
Overview
Disasters happen. However, climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of many disasters such as extreme droughts, floods, hurricanes, and heat waves. Our need to be prepared for disasters is even more critical as there is no "normal" for weather anymore. Preparedness can increase you and your communities ability to respond to and recover from disasters.
Some Disaster Facts:
- In 2017, there were 17 weather and climate related events that cost over $1 billion in damages. The cumulative cost of weather and climate damage exceeded $300 billion in 2017. - climate.gov
- "Climate change is also paying an increasing role in the increasing frequency of some types of extreme weather that lead to billion-dollar disasters. Most notably the rise in vulnerability to drought, lengthening wildfire seasons and the potential for extremely heavy rainfall and inland flooding events are most acutely related to the influence of climate change." - climate.gov
Videos
The Human Element - a new documentary about human impact on our environment
Youth Advocacy
Action |
Reason |
Resources |
1. Encourage your family to create an emergency contact list and evacuation plan |
By encouraging your family to create an emergency contact list and evacuation plan you can prepare for a disaster, potentially turning a dangerous stressful disaster into a safe one! |
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2. Encourage your family to sign up for emergency alerts |
Signing up for emergency alerts can greatly help in the case of a disaster. In the case of a disaster emergency alerts will give you a short period of time to prepare. |
On your phone, text your zip code to our Nixle, our emergency alert system, at 888-777. How to sign up for emergency alerts |
Actions
In 7th grade, we will do a full emergency preparedness unit using 2 Steps a Month. You can get started on your "homework" now and help your family take some important steps to be more prepared to respond to disasters.
