How to Survive a Massive Blizzard

Here's what to do when you are snowed in (because Rule Number One is to stay inside).

アメリカでも強い寒気が相変わらずですが、今日の英語の習慣化の題材として、How To物をお届けします。

休日の夜、軽くお読みになって下さい！

If you have to suffer through a natural disaster, a blizzard is a good one. The death rate is relatively low—the worst blizzard in American history, the “Great White Hurricane” of 1888, only claimed a total of 400 lives—and preparation is easy. As long as don’t do anything dumb and you’re not incredibly unlucky, you should be alright.

Determine how much danger you are in

Like most natural disasters, preparation is key, and that begins with determining how much danger you’re in. Blizzards are most common in the upper Midwest and Great Plains in the U.S., but they could theoretically happen anywhere in the country except the Gulf Coast, coastal California, and Hawaii—but with our new, exciting climate, who even knows if that rule will hold?