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Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, super typhoons and fires. These types of news appear more frequently within this year than the previous ones. Old people nowadays even complain of the changing world, followed by endless accounts of peaceful living during their time. Are these all effects of global warming? Is our Mother Earth now starting to get angry of what we, humans, have done to its resources? Perhaps.


 We can never predict when a disaster would strike our home. And since you are still reading this, it is safe to assume that you are still able breathe and live your life. The best thing we can do right now is prepare. There is no use panicking only when the warning arrives. It is better to give gear up now and perhaps survive a few more years.


 Preparation should not be too extravagant. And it doesn’t have to be a suitcase filled with gas masks and whatnot. Remember that on the face of disaster, having a large baggage would be more of a burden that survival assistance. Pack light. You’ll only need a few of the following things:


1. Gears, extra batteries and supplies.
Multi-purpose tool/knife, moist towelettes, dust masks, waterproof matches, needle and thread, compass, area maps, extra blankets and sleeping bags should all should be part of your emergency supply kit. It is also important to bring extra charge for your devices. There are back-up universal batteries available for most cell phones that can offer an extra charge.


2. Important paperwork and insurance documents.
When tsunami hit Japan last 2011, all documents were washed up resulting to chaos and strenuous recovery operations. Until now, many citizens linger in the streets of Tokyo in the hopes that most technologically advanced city in the world can reproduce certificates, diplomas and other legal and important written document stolen by water. This is why copies of personal documents like a medication list, proof of address, deed/lease to home, and insurance papers, extra cash, family photos and emergency contact information should be included in your survival kits.


3.First Aid Kit
Store your first aid supplies in a tool box or fishing tackle box so they will be easy to carry and protected from water. Inspect your kit regularly and keep it freshly stocked and do not use cheap and fraudulent ones. It is also helpful to note important medical information and most prescriptions that can be tucked into your kit. Medical gauges, bandages, Hydrogen peroxide to wash and disinfect wounds, individually wrapped alcohol swabs and other dressing paraphernalia should also be useful.

Nuclear proliferation was reviewed to have ended along with the great wars. When the bomb hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago, it was the last that we have known of nuclear threats. Since we have already known what the impact of nuclear bomb is, we might have already prevented its manufacture. But have we really learned our lesson? Or was the first and only nuclear attack as of yet only excited other countries on the power it brings? Nuclear power has been a political issue from the start of time. It is no longer a secret that the countries which once promised to only build nuclear plant and uranium mining for energy conservation purposes are already nursing nuclear bombs. Iraq and North Korea managed to develop clandestine nuclear weapons programs under the guise of “peaceful” nuclear energy, only for their weapons programs to be discovered later. And now, the country which vowed to dissuade any use of nuclear is already taking their words back. Japan, the only country to experience the first and only atomic attack in two of its cities, losing thousands of lives in the process is restarting its nuclear plant despite the most recent malfunction of Fukushima power plant which also affected millions of people around the country. Millions of businesses have also been in debt from Yokohama to Tokyo which until now aren’t able to get back to its feet. Carlton Church International, along with The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom opposes the use of nuclear energy. Along with other non-profit organizations campaigning on the total abolition of any use of nuclear matter, we reach out with more warnings. It may be too late soon enough to get back. Even when the real purpose of uranium would be for energy conservation, it still poses a lot of threats to everyone. Uranium is extracted from underground and open pit mines. For every ton of uranium oxide produced, thousands of tons of wastes, or tailings, are left behind. Often the tailings are simply dumped on the land near the mine and left to the effects of the elements. Wind carries radon gas and radioactive dust from these tailings for many miles. Contaminated rainwater enters the soil, the watershed, and, eventually, the food chain, endangering the health of people, animals, and the planet. Uranium mining on indigenous and tribal peoples’ lands has devastated local communities and environments in North America, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

- See more at: http://www.carltonchurch.org/news/irony-on-japans-nuclear-generation/