Be prepared for all disasters and emergencies
Launched in 2006, APHA's Get Ready campaign helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all hazards, including infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters and other emergencies.
Natural Disasters
Fact Sheets
- Droughts: How to save water and be ready
- Earthquakes: How to get ready for earthquakes
- Floods: How to get ready for floods
- Heat waves: How to get ready for a heat wave
- Hurricanes: How to get ready for hurricanes
- Landslides: How to get ready for landslides
- Tornadoes: How to get ready for a tornado
- Tsunamis: How to get ready for a tsunami
- Wildfire smoke: How to get ready for wildfire smoke
- Winter storms: How to get ready for a winter storm
Infographics
Learn more about climate change and natural disasters
As rising global temperatures disrupt the interconnected systems in our environment, we are vulnerable to catastrophic conditions. Extreme heat, severe storms, air pollution, wildfires and the spread of mosquito- and tick-borne diseases threaten the health of all communities.
