June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season. Get ready everyone, it may be a doozy. NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season 😟 NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 […]
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Today is a good day to talk about practice drills. Before I begin, Veterans Day is on my mind. A big thank you to veterans and their families who have served ❣️ Back to practice drills 😉 They are used in the military, in schools, for sports teams, in work environments, in preparation for natural
Storm season is upon us. Do you have a “go bag”? If so, do you have a medication go bag? This is your “tickle” reminder of the day 😉 As I don’t take any prescription medications, this was a learning experience for me too! Consider everyone in your family (including your pets) when making your
Fire season is upon us. The Lahaina wildfires on Maui last week heartbreaking. Watching the horror I was reminded of the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. Simultaneously, it is hurricane season. Heads up California, we may have our 1st Tropical Storm landfall since 1939 this weekend! This summer has been brutal with heat, rain
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Urgency as a noun is defined as “importance requiring swift action” or “insistence/persistence”. Seeing what’s happening in Ukraine in real time shows us a situation that is urgent and important. A friend recently mentioned the “Eisenhower Decision Matrix” or the “Eisenhower Decision Principle”. It’s been years since I’ve reviewed this! It applies to so many
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What are the traits of emotional fitness and why are they important? Having and maintaining a healthy emotional life is an ongoing practice throughout life. These past two years have taken a toll on all layers of health. Emotional health and emotional fitness work hand in hand. Emotional fitness is important for bolstering mental health
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The “Quad State Tornado” hit hard yesterday. A rare December tornado ripped through multiple states yesterday leaving utter devastation in six states. My heart goes out to those impacted 🙁 While there were several tornados in the cluster, the National Weather Service is investigating whether a single twister—which is being called the “quad-state tornado”—traveled more
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Recently CalFire (ReadyforWildfire.org) sent out information about how to return home safely after a fire. This helpful information could also be used after other natural disasters (ie, tornado, flooding, hurricane, earthquake, et al). It’s important to stay informed as things “heat up” this year. NOAA.gov keeps track of Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters. The below
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Disasters strike with little notice. People and kits are two things we can prepare in advance. It’s been an interesting week and weekend in Southern California. Excessive heat, two “swarms” of earthquakes and fire activity. Other areas of the country face other weather and non-weather related issues (cicada’s 🙂 Cost of Climate Disasters in the
