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I like to write short stories and share them with my family. My wife reads them and smiles politely. My brother is a serious prepper and enjoys most. My nephews and neices, other siblings and a few friends don't say much. They are on my email list and I don't know how much of them they actually read - my last one was about the year without a summer and I don't see it referenced here often so I thought I'd mention it. There have been posts about the Mrs., what do you want after surviving, etc. A lot of times those who question prepping will seriously disagree with financial collapse, and view tornados, storms, earthquakes and the like as temporary glitches they can survive thru. The idea of war and terrorists flooding America are as real as alien invasions they watch on hollywood movies. The "Year without a Summer was 1815" happened already once in relatively modern history. Like a Pandemic its potential is very real and there is nothing man can do about it. Because most people on our planet do not prep, most do not have ample reserves, an impact of an event like that which occured in 1815 would be serious today. I wonder how soon the public would realize it?
The event in 1815 was a simple volcanic eruption. Some scientist have recently updated the Mt. Tambora event to suggest it was a piece of the puzzle in 1815 but not the whole event. There were other climate changes which occured (freezing) that impacted the growth of food and created a state of starvation for many in 1815 thanks to a summer in the northern hemisphere that did not happen - be it due to climate change or Mt. Tambora. It is true the Mt. Tambora eruption was the worst in 1300 years so maybe we are all safe? Who knows. What if we get two at one time - that equate to more than Mt. Tambora and it blankets just California - one of the biggest food producing states on the planet?
To those who think prepping for this kind of event is a waste - I'd say why ignore history?
The event in 1815 was a simple volcanic eruption. Some scientist have recently updated the Mt. Tambora event to suggest it was a piece of the puzzle in 1815 but not the whole event. There were other climate changes which occured (freezing) that impacted the growth of food and created a state of starvation for many in 1815 thanks to a summer in the northern hemisphere that did not happen - be it due to climate change or Mt. Tambora. It is true the Mt. Tambora eruption was the worst in 1300 years so maybe we are all safe? Who knows. What if we get two at one time - that equate to more than Mt. Tambora and it blankets just California - one of the biggest food producing states on the planet?
To those who think prepping for this kind of event is a waste - I'd say why ignore history?