TO A PROFESSOR AT ARKANSAS TECH ON HOW PEOPLE SHOULD PREPARE. DR, BETHANY SWINDELL IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT TECH. SHE SAYS THE DAY BEFORE THE ECLIPSE COULD BE SIMILAR TO THE DAY BEFORE A SNOWSTORM WITH PEOPLE RUSHING TO THE STORE TO GET ITEMS. SHE SAYS FAMILIES NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, AND THEIR MEDICINE AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE. SHE ADDS THAT IT MAY BE HARD TO GET AROUND WITH AS MANY VISITORS AS WE ARE EXPECTING. PLUS, SOME ROADS AND STORES MAY BE CLOSED. SWINDELL DOESN’T SEE ANY CONCERNS WITH FUEL SHORTAGE, OR A LACK OF CELL PHONE SERVICE. ” I think our partners are doing a good job. Energy is on it, a lot of our cell phone providers. It depends on location of course. On the strain, there’s definitely going to be strain on infrastructure. But everybody is doing their …
Prepare for the solar eclipse like it was a snowstorm [Video]
Categories