A whole new website where you can find all the informations about your safety – in one place. Sigurno.info is a website that talks about general safety (sigurno = safe) . The site is still in development, but the main goals are: 1. To collect all the safety protocols and information in one place. 2. […]
The fire and tragedy at a Swiss ski resort—where, in a country otherwise known for strict compliance with regulations, children lost their lives in a fire that appears to have occurred precisely because the rules were not followed—strike at the very core of the issues we address on our portal. Even when appropriate rules are […]
How to respond to this question increasingly asked by concerned family members? In the current global situation, with 190 armed conflicts ongoing and thousands dead or wounded worldwide (you can see detailed data HERE in a study published under the UCDP conflict research program), it’s not easy to provide an answer that won’t cause panic […]
Entry Issues into the U.S. Are Becoming a Growing Topic in the Media, especially following the start of the trade war and the new foreign policy of the U.S. President. Recently, there has been an increase in cases where international travelers, including citizens of Western countries, have faced difficulties when entering the United States. Of […]
Living in the Age of Post-Truth and Preparing for Its Consequences. As we’ve already discussed on our website (see HERE), lies, misinformation, manipulation, hybrid threats, misuse of new media, and the chaos of social networks have become such pervasive issues that we seem to have forgotten what truth really means. While one could argue that […]
Preppers – conspiracy theories, reptilian people, end of the world, life in underground shelters, and similar concepts are no longer the prevailing image that “preppers” have in the public eye. Preppers (also known as survivalists) are people who are often defined as those who intensely prepare for an impending catastrophe or collapse of civilization, and […]
Credit card and mobile phone are not always enough while traveling In today’s world, traveling has become so common that few people bother to prepare for possible problems. However, they can always arise even in well-known, seemingly safe destinations. We generally think – there is always money on the plastic card, we cannot get lost […]
Equipment for all types of crisis situations should be planned in advance and placed in a bag (also called Bug out bag) whose contents can be also used as a reserve in all circumstances. Although, until the recent earthquakes in Croatia, the usual idea of an emergency kit was that it was almost unnecessary, very […]
Dangers lurk in all seasons, and winter has its own “specialties” that should not be overlooked. The initial associations with winter and snow usually bring to mind romantic images of childhood joy, sledding, skiing, building snowmen, and snowball fights. Those who are a bit older usually think of snow removal, treacherous ice, and plaster casts […]
Members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service are often perceived by injured individuals as angels from heaven who have come to save them. Volunteers – rescuers Members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS) are often seen by the people they have helped as angels from heaven who have come to save them. And rightfully […]