Natural disasters have been around forever. There just happens to be a lot more people now in densely populated areas all over the world. These disasters certainly can ruin lives and throw cities and whole regions into chaos. But I personally think an area would fair far worse from something more sudden, like an EMP or even a cyber attack targeting our precious wallets. When something happens that is quick and unexpected, and we all lose use of our smart phones and our 401k's and the like disappear, that's when people's true colors come out.

All that to say: Be adaptable. And don't be cought with your pants down.