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Prep Watch: The West’s Record Dry Winter — Water Scarcity, Strained Farms, and the Danger of One More Disaster
Prep Watch is our running look at real-world events and the preparedness lessons we can take from them. What’s happening The American West just came through one of the driest winters on record. Federal drought monitors reported that the water stored in the region’s mountain snowpack fell to its lowest level in more than four…
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Prep Watch: Wildfire Season 2026 Is Off to a Dangerous Start — Here’s How to Be Ready
Prep Watch is our running look at real-world events and the preparedness lessons we can take from them. What’s happening The 2026 wildfire season is shaping up to be an unusually active and dangerous one. Fire agencies and forecasters warned for months that dry conditions across much of the country could fuel a severe season,…