Latest Earthquakes in the World – Past 7 days

You’ve probably noticed that the frequency of major earthquakes around the world has increased. There have been many 5.0 and above earthquakes already in 2010.

Here is a list of some of the major earthquakes of 2010 from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program website:

• Magnitude 5.9 EASTERN TURKEY March 08, 2010
• Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 05, 2010
• Magnitude 6.5 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA March 05, 2010
• Magnitude 8.8 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 27, 2010
• Magnitude 7.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN February 26, 2010
• Magnitude 6.9 CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION February 18, 2010
• Magnitude 5.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 04, 2010
• Magnitude 7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010

This clearly underlines the need for emergency preparedness in governments from federal all the way down to the local level, but also of citizens. We must take preparedness steps in order to safeguard our families.

When you create a plan to survive, you are likely to survive. Start with 72-Hour Emergency Kits and 72-hour Emergency Meal Kits.

Please take time and prepare your family for the unexpected.

Here is a link to the USGS website:

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Executive 72 Hour Survival Kit with Solar Radio

In reading many articles on the Haiti earthquake, where survivors talked about their ordeal, one thing became clear. There are three items you must have available in your emergency preparedness supplies. You should apply this suggestion to your 72-hour kits.

Here are the three items:

1. Full, Unbreakable Water Bottle
2. Whistle
3. Respirator Mask (even if it’s just an N-95)

The water is self-explanatory. The whistle is needed for signaling, whether trapped in earthquake rubble, or lost in a forest. A respirator mask is essential as toxic fumes and dust are often released in large disaster situations.

You may be thinking you wouldn’t always have your 72-hour kit with you when disaster strikes. I’m just saying to think about this, add the items to your 72-hour kits, or office desk, or vehicles.

A little preparedness goes a long way.

There are many Long Term Food Storage Myths

Here are some of the more common myths that exist regarding long term food storage:

1. The Government will take care of me – FEMA and other relief agencies generally take around three days to start providing help in disaster-stricken areas. However, they can not be everywhere at once, and they can not feed everyone. If you doubt this, just look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake.
   
   
2. It Will Never Happen to Me – The statistics say otherwise. Start asking everyone you know if they’ve been in any kind of disaster. You’ll be surprised how many will say Yes. Yet, disasters are not the only reason to have food storage. There are people right now who are eating from their food storage because they have no work and hardly any money. If it wasn’t for their food storage, their family wouldn’t have enough to eat.
   
   
3. Only Survivalists Have Food Storage – Actually, more and more people just like you are getting into food storage. The decline of the U.S. Dollar and the ailing U.S. financial system have made people rethink their stance on food storage. People who used to laugh at storing food are now embracing it.
   
   
4. Emergency Survival Food tastes awful – If you think this, you haven’t tried any of the high quality freeze dried food from Mountain House Foods. They are gourmet meals that only require hot water for preparation.
   
   
5. Food Storage is Too Expensive – Determine the amount of money you spend every year going to the supermarket. When you do this and compare it to the cost of food storage, you will find that it is not out of line.
   
   
6. Food Storage is a Pain to Rotate – If you store canned goods, basic staples, or dehydrated foods, you will have to rotate. However, freeze dried food, and especially Mountain House Freeze Dried Food, lasts for a minmum of 25 years and does not require rotation.
   
   
7. Preparing Food from Food Storage is a Lot of Work – That depends on what type of food you store. If you store only basic staples like wheat, sugar, beans, flour, oats, etc. (not a good idea to store just staples), you’ll have to prepare your own meals. The bottom line is that you should store the kinds of foods you are used to eating.
   
   
8. I Can Just Use the Food I Already Have in my House – Take a serious look at what you have in your house. If our food in mostly in a freezer, then you must realize that one of the first things to go in a disaster is electricity.
   
   
9. Storing Gold is Better than Storing Food – While gold and silver would be very helpful in a financial collapse, you still can’t eat them. What would you do if you couldn’t buy food for any amount of gold or silver?

Secure your family’s future. Invest in Long Term Food Storage today.

You Don’t Have to Add Water to Freeze Dried Ice Cream

You might be surprised to learn that you can find Ice Cream that lasts 25-30 years with no refrigeration whatsoever. It’s the same Ice Cream that has been enjoyed by Astronauts for decades.

Mountain House Freeze Dried Ice Cream is lightweight, requires no refrigeration, and is delicious. Plus, you don’t have to add water in order to eat it. It is sometimes called Astronaut Ice Cream or Space Ice Cream because Astronauts enjoy it on space missions. But, you don’t have to be an Astronaut in order to eat it.

Mountain House Freeze Dried Ice Cream is available to the public in a variety of flavors and packaging. Flavors like Vanilla, Mint Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate, Neapolitan, and everyone’s favorite, Ice Cream Sandwiches. Freeze Dried Ice Cream is packaged in a paper wrapper inside a foil pouch.

What does it taste like? It’s crunchy and melts in your mouth. You see, freeze dried ice cream is made from frozen ice cream. The only difference is that the water has been removed and it requires no refrigeration.

Check out Mountain House Foods Freeze Dried Ice Cream today. It’s great for birthday parties, special occasions, emergency preparedness, or anytime you want a delicious ice cream treat.

Check it out here.

Mountain House Freeze Dried Pork Chops

Having grown up in the Midwest, I have always enjoyed pork chops. But, I never thought I could enjoy them during a diaster/emergency scenario. Well, I was wrong.

Mountain House Foods has packed freeze dried premium quality pork chops in #10 cans, and you can get them now while supplies last. Nitro-Pak is able to get these whenever the U.S. government makes a large order.

Mountain House Freeze Dried Food is the highest quality emergency survival food available. Grab a few #10 cans of these pork chops before they’re gone.