As climate change continues to alter the planet we live on, things in most places are going to get a lot hotter. Some areas will see record droughts—or just become desert entirely. Surviving heat waves becomes another survival skill that the well-prepared individual would do well to pick up.
According to World Health Organization, people around the world are getting bombarded with major health threats at an unparalleled rate. From recent Ebola cases to brain-eating amoeba, to antibiotic resistant superbugs, I wonder if we may lose half the population and plunge back into the dark ages in this decade. To help prepare myself (and you) for possible pandemics and epidemics and to avoid becoming “that one guy who died from that scary disease,” I have put together a list of some of the scariest diseases of the 21st century.
At its core, wilderness survival seems simple enough. After all, there are only four things you need; with food, water, shelter, and warmth, you can survive anything. However, actually obtaining and managing those four things can be a challenge. You can make survival that much easier by doing your best to ensure that you have access to your own supply of water and food, as well as a tent and a blanket.