live in an earthquake prone country (NZ) - qualified yes

Maybe a better question - are "we". I think natural disaster responses are best left to the regional/governmental level. Obviously individuals have a role to play (stocking up on supplies, not living in a flood plain or in the path of the lava flow), but I hope governments remain hyper vigilant about the natural threats to their region and keep their constituents informed.

It depends on the disaster. Got a go bag for hurricanes and terrorist attacks (having gone through both)... as I live in NYC. But if we get hit by an earthquake, a nuclear bomb, or a bioterrorist, I'm probably unprepared. So "qualified yes"

We don’t get it as badly as Buffalo but we get our share of Lake Effect Snow here in Ashtabula County too.

I suspect that your "qualified" section should get a good workout here because if anyone is really comfortable saying "yes" or "no" to this, they would have considered adjusting their situation.

I live in Florida, so….

For some versions of “hunker down for a few days without power or water”, then more or less. But if something happened that meant I had to evacuate and leave my home on shoet notice, there’s a good chance that I just… wouldn’t. I am not psychologically prepared to leave everything behind, and can’t imagine myself ever being so.

mentally prepared. Do not have a stocked bunker kind of prepared

Thankfully I live in a country (the UK) in which natural disasters are unusual, and, when they do occur, not as significant as they are elsewhere in the world. (Or am I deluding myself?!)

We would have to quickly clean out the cave (basement storage unit). We have food in storage to get us through about a week, and enough water - if you count bubbly water. I keep some cash in the safe, but probably not enough.

qualified yes

Most likely one here is being cut off from everything by flooding. Happens biyearly. I'm in a flood safe location, and have plenty of supplies.

Fire -- have a fire plan, including a DIY fire hydrant on my water tanks. (It can take rural firefighters 30 minutes to refill and it would be difficult to get a tanker truck up here.) Also mentally prepared to evacuate downhill (the safest direction) in a forest fire. Have not cleared quite enough brush around the house though.

Tornado -- I have a safe area to hunker down, not quite a proper tornado shelter

Pandemic -- Regular pantry supplies stretch a couple months. Low on TP tho lol.

Comms -- Have a scanner and portable fire/ems radio

Backups -- Regular and offsite

Neighbors -- Have several I can rely on in a pinch

We are living through many right now......

Hi Evan, I'm curious: why do you toot so many polls ? You probably have answered this question previously, sorry to make you repeat in this case. Thanks

qy...well prepared for sudden, short-term things like power outages, transportation disruption. Fairly well prepared for longer issues as well.

But not for anything really severe and widespread...like...continental liquefaction or global thermonuclear war

Define "prepared" and "disaster". Blizzard, sure. Power outage, sure. Asteroid, zombies, mass hysteria, no. Also really depends on whether I'm at school or home.

Back when a smidgen over 1/2 the UK voted for their version of Brexit, we prepared for the worst outcome (unlike the UK gov), Stockpiled food and luckily toilet rolls (the wood pulp is from EU).

While it didn't go as bad as it could have, the "brexit bunker" was still stocked when Covid hit

And with the energy crisis, we invested in a camping stove, just in case

Take car, go to the cabin, have a nice cold pint, and wait for it to all blow over. That's at least a qualified yes, right?

Qualified no. There are a number of preparations I want to make that I haven't made yet, so I'm not happy with my preparations, but I have done some prep that may make me better off than average.

For example, I have a large container designed to be filled with water for emergencies, but I haven't filled it yet.

On the other hand, I have portable solar panels and batteries sufficient for powering e.g. laptops in a blackout, and I've practiced using them.

Does "winter" count?

emotionally, yes. practically, no.

Interesting results! I think I'm a qualified yes. We've got some extra equipment and supplies, but we could probably use more.

I was a qualified no. It has to do with disaster chance here in my town and being able to handle it.
Question is what risks we are talking about, I lived in rural ohio and being snowed in is a real scenario, as well as cut electricity.

Living in a 500k City which is easily walkable makes the risk scenarios really unlikely, the more devastating if it would happen.

And yes, I know the closest nuclear shelters.