Survival Dispatch Insider Vol. 4 Issue 4: Severe Weather

Mother Nature's plans do not include you. Issue 4 of Volume 4 is 68 pages on the weather that actually hurts people, and on seeing it coming.

Inside: getting through hurricanes you can see coming and tornadoes you cannot; storm-proofing your property, taking inventory and making fast repairs; spring outdoor safety and paying attention to what the sky is telling you; reading clouds to forecast the weather yourself; floodwater, from a Coast Guard veteran, why it overpowers strong swimmers and trucks and why you turn around; deciding whether to ride it out or bug out, and setting your triggers before the storm; unexpected mountain weather, learned the hard way on a film shoot; wildfire in the wildland-urban interface, preparing your home and knowing how your community will warn you; the season-by-season everyday weather threats, heatstroke, dehydration and cold exposure; and gear reviewed in this issue, including a pocket weather meter, a portable lightning detector, an all-weather notebook, an emergency bivy, a survival tarp and a soft-shell poncho.

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