Social Issue

1. What was your social issue? How did you discover it (was it obvious or did you have to search)?

The social issue is mainly disaster prepareness. It was kind of common sence to figure out the social issue because that is exactly what is going on in our world. For example New Orleans was not ready for Hurricane Katrina. That is what the game teaches you, it prepares you for natural disasters. It was obvious and didn't require too much research besides finding out about the ISDR which was the international strategy for disaster reduction. It uses its resources to not only attempt to prevent the destruction of the disaster but they reduce the damage done after.
2. Find three resources that explain the issue or give information on the issue (use del.icio.us to tag the sites). If you do not have a del.icio.us account or are having trouble using it, copy and paste the address into your Google Doc.
1.http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/readiness.asp
2.http://www.wikihow.com/Prepare-for-an-Earthquake
3.http://www.ehow.com/how_2046894_prepare-flood.html
3. Explain to your peers why they should care about your social issue. . .do your best to describe the issue and give specific reasons you and your peers should care.
They should care about our social issue becuase it is one of the most catastrophic disasters that sweeps our nation. Each year throught the year tons of people are killed from natural disasters. If you are not ready for one and dont know how to survive one then you'll be the next person to possibly die.
4. Is there anything you can do now to help? If not, could you suggest something. . .
in a way there is, to help out a little i could start throwing away trash and recycling. that would at the least help slow down natural desasters. other than that its all nature.