| Everyone in America remembers the dreadful | | | | than sorry. |
| tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The intensity of this | | | | Owning a good quality portable water purifier is |
| natural disaster was far worse than what anyone | | | | important. The water filter you buy should be one |
| expected. Many Americans still suffer from the | | | | that will remove harmful substances like |
| effects of this one storm. | | | | pathogenic bacteria, parasites, cysts and any |
| Is it possible for people to prepare for a natural | | | | other contaminants that could enter the water |
| disaster like Katrina? While there can never be a | | | | supply. |
| 100 percent guarantee of yourself or your home | | | | The water filter should also be portable so it can |
| surviving such powerful weather, there are plenty | | | | be carried with you without having to be attached |
| of preparedness steps to take to increase your | | | | to your faucet. What good is purified water if it |
| chances of survival. | | | | can only be accessed in a flooded or damaged |
| The most important resource you can have | | | | home? |
| during any disaster is clean water. Many people | | | | A hand-held water filter comes in handy when |
| were out of clean water during and after Katrina | | | | you must leave the home, as the case was with |
| and suffered dehydration, sickness and even | | | | many Katrina victims. But it's also good to have a |
| death. If they had clean water they would have | | | | larger water filter to provide clean water for your |
| been much better off. | | | | whole family in disasters that won't let you leave |
| On many levels, FEMA and other agencies did a | | | | your home. |
| poor job of helping Katrina victims. Providing clean | | | | Water is not the only necessity during a crisis. |
| water when it was most needed is one way they | | | | Other important things to have are stored food, |
| failed. Americans should see this as a wake-up call. | | | | flashlights, extra batteries and an emergency |
| We shouldn't trust the government or anyone | | | | evacuation plan in place. All of these and more |
| else to save us during a natural disaster. It is our | | | | increase your chances for survival. |
| responsibility to take care of our own families. | | | | For sure, though, clean water will keep you alive |
| Having the necessary supplies at all times is | | | | and healthy the longest. Make sure your family |
| essential. Even if such a disaster never effects | | | | gets a powerful, high-quality portable water |
| you, and hopefully it won't, it is better to be safe | | | | purifier as soon as possible. |