Hacker News with Generative AI: Survival

Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today (theregister.com)
Residents of Sweden are to receive a handy new guide this week that details how to prepare for various types of crisis situations or wartime should geopolitical events threaten the country.
Sweden, Government, Emergency Preparedness, Wartime, Survival
11 points by rntn 3 days ago | 3 comments
Russian family lived alone in the Siberian wilderness for 40 years (2013) (smithsonianmag.com)
In 1978, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a family of five in the taiga. They had been cut off from almost all human contact since fleeing religious persecution in 1936
History, Russia, Culture, Isolation, Survival
166 points by baxtr 9 days ago | 204 comments
Man survives monthlong ordeal in US national park on mushrooms, berries andwater (theguardian.com)
A man ingested a mushroom, berries and water to survive getting lost for more than a month in a Washington state national park, he has said in an interview about his nearly fatal experience.
Survival, Nature, Accidents, United States
7 points by bookofjoe 22 days ago | 0 comments
Grandma trapped in elevator for six days survived by rationing groceries (guinnessworldrecords.com)
Survival, Accidents
13 points by Bluestein 83 days ago | 11 comments
Survival of the Mediocre Mediocre (2018) (ribbonfarm.com)
Survival, Mediocrity, Social Commentary, Culture
41 points by tosh 159 days ago | 3 comments
A New Jersey couple survived the Alaskan wilderness on a homestead (bbc.com)
Survival, Alaska, Homesteading, New Jersey
81 points by gds44 185 days ago | 54 comments
How to Eat a Rattlesnake (newyorker.com)
Food, Survival, Wildlife, New York
16 points by samclemens 207 days ago | 2 comments
Pacific castaways' 'HELP' sign sparks rescue mission and family reunion (msn.com)
Rescue Missions, Family Reunions, Survival, News
52 points by paulpauper 223 days ago | 30 comments