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In 2026, it’s virtually impossible to anticipate every potential hazard or curveball the coming year may throw our way. There are a few things you can do instead, though, to make sure you’re prepared anyway.
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On Jan. 15, 2009, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, a blow that quickly shut down both of the plane’s engines. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and his crew had just 208 seconds to do something for which they had never trained, with zero room for error: an emergency water landing on the Hudson River. Incredibly, they pulled it off, and all 155 people on board survived.
