The Doomsday Clock is ticking closer to midnight. With every failed negotiation by the world’s nuclear powers, the international community is skidding closer to proverbial midnight on the infamous Doomsday Clock. Largely symbolic, the clock is analogous to a pulse on world events and how close we are to the collapse of human civilization. Initially…
What is your worst fear? You might be surprised to learn that what keeps you up at night is a top threat to humanity. Do you fear death? Are you afraid of dying alone? Maybe you are plagued by everyday phobias, such as a fear of heights, spiders or enclosed spaces. Unfortunately, fear is a…
Disaster doesn’t discriminate on the basis of nationality, gender or race. No one is immune to the cataclysms that weather and insidious forces manifest without warning. Even when precautionary weather forecasts perform due diligence in ensuring the message of impending doom is broadcasted far and near, we never can entirely escape the sidewinding sickle of…
Schools were once thought to be sanctuaries for our children. These hallowed halls of learning represented much more than an indicator of a developed nation. When we saw our children step into those big, bright yellow busses, we knew they were in good hands. But times have changed. We no longer live in the American…
Do you remember the retro ‘duck and cover’ videos of the 1950s? In these grainy black and white portrayals of this bygone area, classes were interrupted by the threat of an imminent nuclear holocaust. School children were immediately instructed to hide under their desks as a Soviet rocket homed in on their location. A bomb…
Determining whether or not you should install a safe room in your home could be one of the most important decisions you make as a homeowner. Every year, thousands of homes are destroyed by nature’s fury in the form of a hurricane or tornado. With so much wanton destruction, how could one not consider the…
If you routinely pay attention to national media reports, we are living in an unprecedented period of danger and peril. Never before has humanity been pressed by so many vexing issues and dilemmas. Everyday, new information on the disturbing effects of climate change emerge, further necessitating the need for revolutionary counter measures to prevent the…
As Hurricane Dorian began to punish to the Carolinas last week, many Charleston residents were eerily reminded of another storm that forced them to batten down the hatches in similar fashion in 1989. Exactly 30 years ago, Hurricane Hugo began to churn in the Atlantic as it eyed a date of destruction with North and…
Regardless of where you fall on the climate change paradigm, it’s hard to dispute the fact that erratic storms are releasing unprecedented havoc across the world. It’s now official: we are living in a record-breaking storm season. Floods of biblical proportions are no longer the exceptions, as terms such as “weather anomalies” and “storm of…
The onslaught of the 2019 tornado season continues as it was recently announced by FEMA officials that federal assistance for the Dayton Memorial Day twister outbreak will cease in the coming days. Killer storms have become a fact of life that we must contend with on a daily basis. Instead of a day to reflect…