We’ve just had our first real wet-season rain, foreshadowing the approaching cyclone season. It’s a reminder that our weather is getting less predictable and more dangerous to ourselves and our cities.
We can’t do much about that, although we should still do what we can, but at least we can cultivate a more resilient lifestyle. This is not about going into full ‘prepper’ mode, with a bunker in the back yard and a tinfoil hat, but about making minor and generally painless adjustments to how we go about our daily lives.
Some of them look quite old-fashioned but there’s a reason for that.