Should Families... Attend Wilderness Survival Schools To Prepare For Climate Change? Be Ready To Live Alone In The Woods? Or Spend Time Lobbying Government For Better Climate Change Policies?

The Best Paragraph I've Read:

Survivalist school instructors across the country say there has been an increasing interest in their wilderness and urban-disaster preparedness courses from Americans worried about climate change. As rising temperatures bring more wildfires, droughts and destructive storms, those types of courses are no longer the domain of campers and hunters. One of these schools' fastest-growing demographics is now young families.

“It was never like that before,” said Shane Hobel, founder of the Mountain Scout Survival School. While the costs of survival school training vary across the country depending on levels and duration, Hobel charges $125 per person, $230 per couple and $460 per family for his Wilderness 1 class.

It's hard to measure the depth of the trend as there's no industry trade association tabulating statistics across the country. But Hobel estimated that increased interest in his courses is fueled by "50 percent climate change and 50 percent the 'political stuff.'" Whichever their particular nightmare scenario, there is a shared concern among some of his clientele that the foundation on which modern society rests is increasingly fragile.

This paragraph comes from an NBC News article titled: "Climate change fears spurs more Americans to join survivalist schools." The article is written by Ethan Sacks. You can read it here:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/climate-change-fears-spur-more-americans-join-survivalist-schools-n1275474

Zac and Don talk about disaster preparedness and the families training for it. They wonder if the training is appropriate for kids and if maybe people should consider preparing for a climate disaster in other ways.

Zac and Don also reference ideas from the following National Geographic Article:

"Disaster 'prepping' was once an American pastime. Today, it's mainstream again."

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/disaster-prepping-was-once-an-american-pastime-today-its-mainstream-again