It might be a bit premature to be considering the b takeawaysb from Hurricane Sandy.B For many people in New York and New Jersey, the lack of power, gas, food, drinkable water and safe living conditions is not yet a memory b itb s still happening in b real timeb .
I read an article this morning pointing out that this disaster was predictable.B The news hounded us with the facts about the storm and its likely impact for at least a week ahead of time.B People were instructed to prepare b and even evacuate.B The point being that, rather than waking up one morning to a tsunami, earthquake or tornado, in the case of a storm we have plenty of advance warning.
So, if you were well prepared for a disastrous event b regardless of the nature of it b how would it improve your experience?B In the moment – and in the months immediately following.
Ideally, youb d catch a flight out a few days ahead of the b disasterb and take that long-deserved vacation on a tropical beach somewhere.B Since we know that most disasters arenb t predictable and by the time we are feeling the impact, itb s too late to plan a b last minuteb vacation.B This idealistic approach is probably not worthy of consideration.
Rather, if we can take some lessons from a predictable disaster and understand where we are likely to have vulnerabilities that would be exploited as a result of a loss of a reliable energy source, we can b takeawayb something valuable that will provide future benefit b even if itb s just in the form of greater peace of mind!
