Climate change is real and its impacting us all already and it’s going to only get worse. The politicians’ solutions – where they exist at all – are kind of bad, mostly consisting of evacuation centers and welfare and reminding people that it’s okay to walk away from the post storm deterus – they’ll cart it off to the landfill for you.
- First off, recognizing that political activism is not going to protect me from climate change. The buck stops with me.
- Buying a Prisus or electric car won’t protect me but buying a backhoe might.
- Own a house that has metal roofing and remove trees nearby that could burn in a wildfire
- Make sure the house and barn are well away from streams and flood plains that could flood in extreme rain
- Have an independent off-grid electric system and on site fuel storage
- Have a tractor with a front end loader to both bury debris and dead stock, and also fill in and repair washouts
- Have extra materials like timber, plywood, gravel, dirt and culverts to make repairs after wash outs.
- Not own a lot of material things that are easily damaged by water or smoke
- Be willing to do with a lot less with the land rather than the property
