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Keep a hand-crank NOAA radio ready

By Adam Neely
Quick answer: A crank-and-solar emergency radio can receive NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts and recharge its internal battery without fresh disposable cells. Many also provide…

A crank-and-solar emergency radio can receive NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts and recharge its internal battery without fresh disposable cells. Many also provide a USB output for a small emergency phone charge—useful, but much slower than a wall charger.

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