In conjunction with the article What You Need to Know About Disasters is a disaster compendium that contains information as to season, areas at risk, frequency, intensity, and safety steps to take if you are in an area affected by certain disasters. This part contains information on wildfires and blizzards. Climate change has significantly changed wildfires over the past few years; The wildfire season in California used to end in September, but with hotter, drier summers the season now extends into October in Northern California and November or December in southern California.

Blizzards are more difficult, and there is no standard rating the way there is for fires, hurricanes or tornadoes. Some areas are more familiar with and accustomed to deep snow than others, which means the impact will vary by location. Like hurricanes, wind speed and precipitation make a difference in the impact of a storm, as well as temperature. The Weather Channel has started naming winter storms, but both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) do not name storms, and have asked others not to do so. Winter storms can re-form more than once, making naming them less effective.