One of things we all have to think about to prepare you and your family in case of a disaster is to make a Disaster Kit.  In this kit a number of things have to be included make sure you and your family are as safe as possible when bad things happen.

Little by little, we will be telling about how to prepare your Disaster Kit and what to put in it.

Today, it’s the flashlight.  You know how hard it is to find something in the basement or the closet when it’s dark.  Your best friend is the flashlight.  Imagine how difficult it would be if your whole house becomes dark because of a disaster in your area!  That can happen very easily if the power or electricity fails because of a storm or a tornado or whatever.

So, in that kind of situation, the flashlight can be your best friend.  Get one.  It doesn’t have to be expensive and probably your folks have a couple somewhere in the house.  Once your grownups give you one, make sure it works, and then put it in the Disaster Kit.

Your job is not finished, however.  These flashlights run on batteries and these batteries don’t last forever.  So besides making sure you have a flashlight you have to make sure you have batteries in your Kit.  Don’t leave them in the flashlight because sometimes, if left there too long, they can leak.

Well, that’s all for now.  Take care of you and your family and neighbors.

Dr. Paul

 Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power.

Hurricanes rotate in a counter-clockwise direction around an “eye.” Hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour. When they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves can damage buildings, trees and cars. The heavy waves are called a storm surge. Storm surges are very dangerous and a major reason why you MUST stay away from the ocean during a hurricane warning or hurricane.