Survival » Environmental Disasters http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com A Survival Blog For Practical Preppers - Tips, Information, Resources And Guides For Handling Disaster And Emergency Situations Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 8 Emergency Survival Lessons That We Have Learned From The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/archives/8-emergency-survival-lessons-that-we-have-learned-from-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-disaster http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/archives/8-emergency-survival-lessons-that-we-have-learned-from-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-disaster#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:42:54 +0000 http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/?p=475 The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster in all of U.S. history.  It has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage (at least) and it has permanently altered the Gulf of Mexico for the remainder of our lifetimes.  The loss of wildlife and habitats is incalculable.  The survival of hundreds of species is now in question.  This is a national nightmare that is going to stay with us for decades.  It would be incredibly difficult to understate the scope of this tragedy.  Let us hope that authorities can find a way to keep this kind of massive oil spill from ever happening again.

So what can we learn from all of this?  In particular, are there emergency preparedness lessons that we can take from this tragedy?

Yes, we believe that there are.  The following are 8 emergency survival lessons that we have learned from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill....

#1) Disaster Can Strike Anywhere

Who would have thought that the next great disaster was going to be in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico?  The truth is that disaster can strike anywhere.  Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, floods and terrorism (Read more....)

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