Prepare

What to do about each hazard, from the agencies that publish the guidance.

The advice on these pages is not ours. It is quoted from official sources, mostly FEMA's Ready.gov, the US National Weather Service and the CDC, and every quote is checked word for word against the agency's live page before it is shown. Where we cannot quote, we link. Your own national agency's guidance comes first where you live.

• Emergency kit
  What to keep at home so you can manage on your own for several days.
• Earthquakes
  What to do before, during and after the shaking. · 19 active now
• Floods
  Flash floods and river flooding, including monsoon flooding. · 49 active now
• Landslides and debris flows
  Rain-triggered slides, the danger behind monsoon headlines.
• Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones
  Tropical storms: wind, storm surge and flooding.
• Wildfires
  Fire, smoke and evacuation. · 496 active now
• Extreme heat
  Heat waves and heat illness.
• Winter storms and extreme cold
  Snow, ice and cold. · 12 active now
• Tsunamis
  Natural warnings and getting to high ground.
• Nuclear and radiation emergencies
  A nuclear detonation or a radiation release.
• Power outages
  Grid failures, from storms or attacks. · 1 active now