"In 2020, more than 20 million Americans, nearly 7 percent of all U.S. households, were actively planning for an emergency, according to the latest analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data.
Plus, those stockpiling canned goods in the cupboards, caching ammunition and hoarding toilet paper now come in all stripes - from suburban ‘guardian moms’ to multi-millionaire tech gurus."
Considering that most people live in an area that may be affected by a natural disaster at least once per decade, this is not a bad thing. Even if you yourself are not the direct recipient of nature’s wrath, your neighbors may be.