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How to prepare for a huge disaster when you live in a tiny apartment

A person wades through a flooded street in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on October 29, 2012. | Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images It often feels like we’re on the brink of disaster: Diseases lurk behind every corner and global instability threatens the economy. But beyond the doomsday scenarios, it’s important to be prepared for more practical reasons: Extreme weather events, for example, have become a fact of life. It can all be a lot to worry about — but how do you actually prepare for something to happen? Chris Ellis asks himself this question a lo...