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About 10 years ago, I attended a presentation by someone who had compiled existing engineering reports to describe the impact of a major earthquake on infrastructure in British Columbia. It was really striking, and it has stayed in the back of my mind ever since.<p>I am now the point of contact for downtown Vancouver in the French community&#x27;s emergency network, and it drives me nuts that most people I talk to have no emergency kit at home and basically no water.<p>People are shocked, or in denial, when I mention that it could take weeks to restore electricity and that they will have to rely on their own food and water for at least several days.<p>So I decided to build a public-facing site that compiles existing information, as a way to lay out the facts and help convince people, instead of hearing back that &quot;the army will come&quot; or that &quot;there are emergency food reserves&quot; (there aren&#x27;t).<p>I see this as a citizen initiative, with one main message: go buy some water and canned food, it&#x27;s your civic duty.<p>I relied on AI agents to compile the information, which is spread across hundreds of reports. With different levels of validation, plus my own review, I am confident the information is reliable, even if some details may not be fully up to date. The process took 2–3 weeks, alongside work, a toddler and a baby!<p>I&#x27;m posting it here because: 1) I&#x27;m curious to get feedback and suggestions. 2) Many HN readers are on the West Coast or in other seismic areas, so even if you&#x27;re not in Vancouver, the general recommendations may be of interest. Be smart: buy some food and water.<p>Cheers<p>Thomas

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  • 发布时间：2026/10/9 15:30:14