|Ecological Preparation for Natural Disasters| |Sunday, 28
October 2012 00:00 | Written by John Potter | Article| If you’ve
experienced a hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other
natural disaster, you know firsthand about the accompanying loss
of life and property. But natural disasters also take their toll
on the environment in ways both apparent and insidious. Widely
strewn garbage and wreckage often change the look and feel of a
place; sometimes even the most familiar areas are rendered
unrecognizable. With hurricanes and tornadoes, there is also
defoliation. And in the case of flood, tsunami, volcanic
eruption and earthquake, the ground itself can be
redistributed—modifying the actual topography. In almost all
extreme natural-disaster situations, possessions and the
materials from which homes are made are flung far and wide.
Suddenly the way a person has lived becomes very public in a
strange way. Many possessions will never be found and any non-
biodegradable items may lie unnoticed for years, profo