In my first article 32 Events You Should Have Been Prepared For This Year I listed unexpected events that were good reasons why you should prep and be prepared. Here are another 11 events and another 11 reasons why prepping and preparedness should be a way of life.

September:
17th) Occupy Wall Street starts, occupy movement spreads to other cities

Thailand inundated by massive flooding

October:
29th) Freak October snowstorm hits east coast. millions without power for days

31st) World population reaches 7 billion

November:
Super Committee fails to agree on deficit reduction

25th) CDC Warns of New Swine Flu Strain

December:
9th) Cyber attacks could wreck world oil supply, says oil companies…
Hackers are bombarding the world’s computer controlled energy sector, conducting industrial espionage and threatening potential global havoc through oil supply disruption

12th) Dutch scientists develop mutant version of bird flu

17th) Kim Jong II dies

23rd) Emergency preparedness progress eroding …
According to a Huffington Post editorial written by Jeffrey Levi, the executive director of Trust for America’s Health, the last 10 years of progress for emergency preparedness are now eroding due to budget cuts.

29th) Tamiflu-Resistant Influenza Virus Spreading in Australia

31st) Oil May Rise as Iran Threatens to Block Strait of Hormuz

After dismal 2011, Eurozone Faces Uncertain 2012

The daily headlines from the past year have shown we never know what tomorrow will bring. All we can do is plan the best we can for the unexpected.

Wishing you a happy and safe New Year.

Tomorrow: Top 10 events to prepare for in 2012.