Harnessing emotions can lead to survival

On Alert by Frank Murga

    You will experience a wide assortment of emotions in a survival situation, and those emotions can work for or against you. Fear, anxiety, anger, frustration, guilt, depression, and loneliness are all possible reactions to many stresses common to a crisis.


Learning to manage anxiety is essential survival technique

On Alert by Frank Murga

    Since the beginning of time, we humans have been able to survive many shifts in the environment. Our ability to adapt physically and mentally to a changing world kept us alive while other species failed to survive.
 

Find safe water sources to ensure your survival

On Alert by Frank Murga

    In this final column about nuclear accidents, I will address life-saving water procurement.
    In a nuclear fallout area, available water sources may be contaminated. If you wait at least 48 hours to allow for radioactive decay to occur and then select the safest possible water source, you will greatly reduce the danger of ingesting harmful amounts of radioactivity.

Be shelter ready for nuclear mishaps

On Alert by Frank Murga

    Last month’s column addressed the three types of nuclear blasts and their impact on us. This column will address how time, distance and shelter also affect the chances of survival.

'Knowledge is power'

On Alert by Frank Murga

    In the midst of Japan’s worst disaster since World War II, I would be remiss if I did not give you information on how to prepare for a nuclear disaster. Some of the information I will be giving you may not be pleasant, but knowledge is power. The more you know the better your chances of survival.

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