‘Beware!’ That is the message from various organizations predicting the end of the world on Friday or over the weekend. Doomsday scenarios include the magnetic poles reversing, Earth colliding with an interplanetary object, the planet being consumed by an exploding star, and other more cryptic scenarios based on the end of the Mayan calendar.
However, the Red Cross would much prefer that you ‘Prepare!’. Having food, water and supplies to last you and your family 72 hours should get you through the worst of any nasty Doomsday surprises.
Our disaster experts here at the Red Cross have seen some strong evidence suggesting the world will not end this weekend. After all, society seemed pretty functional when Marty McFly visited the year 2015 in Back to the future, Part II.
Nonetheless, according to our recent survey, two-thirds of Canadians are not ready for more commonplace disasters like house fires, floods, earthquakes or extended power outages. Be ready for Doomsday, and you'll be in good shape whatever crops up in the future.
