Prepare

Attempting to prepare for a catastrophe of this magnitude is daunting to say the least. What you can or will do to prepare for this situation will depend on your age, health, marital status, geographic location, financial situation and other factors too numerous to mention. About the best I can do is point you to some articles and resources you might find to be profitable reading in terms of generating your own options and plans.

A. General Emergency and Disaster Preparedness:

Preparing for Peak Oil on a Budget

Billionaire Richard Rainwater is Preparing for Peak Oil, Shouldn't You?

Confessions of a Hurricane Katrina Survivor

LATOC Disaster Prep, Part I: Assess your risks!

LATOC Disaster Prep, Part II: Plan to survive! (part A)

LATOC Disaster Prep, Part III: Pan to survive! (part B)

LATOC Disaster Prep, Part IV: Emergency gear and supplies

LATOC Disaster Prep Part V: Material preparations continued

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B. What we can learn from the collapse of the Soviet Union:

Post-Soviet Lessons for a Post American Century, Part I

Post-Soviet Lessons for a Post American Century, Part II

Post-Soviet Lessons for a Post American Century, Part III

Surviving a Financial Collapse Advice: The Basics

Surviving a Financial Collapse Advice: Young Adults and Baby Boombers

Surviving a Financial Collapse Advice: Youth

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C. Financial Preparedness and Asset Protection:

Will the Government Take Your Gold?

How to Avoid Debt Slavery

The History of Financial Crisis (Relinked soon)

LATOC Forum Discussion: Asset Protection

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D. Relocation:

Community Survival During the Coming Energy Descent

The Perils and Rewards of Relocation

LATOC Forum: Discussion of Relocation Issues

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E. Food Production and Gardening:

Richard Heinberg: Fifty Million Farmers

Richard Heinberg: A New Farming Paradigm

Free Book Chapter "Urban Ecology" from "Food Not Lawns"

ELPing Your Way to Peak Oil Preparedness

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F. Psychological Preparation:

LATOC Forum: Psychological Issues

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Life After the Oil Crash

Deal With Reality or Reality Will Deal With You