2. If you get lost in a desert

Try to travel at night. During the nighttime, the temperature might fall by 35 degrees. Traveling at night decreases the risk of getting a heat stroke and being dehydrated. This strategy can help you save up to 1 gallon of water a day.

Many people think there is water inside cacti. In fact, they contain poisonous lye. If you drink it, you might even die. In deserts, water can be found in underground sources that are not very deep.

3. If you are trapped under a building or in a cave

If you are trapped under debris, the most precious resource you have at the moment is air. So, in order not to waste it, you have to know what to do.

• Breath deeply, but exhale very slowly. Don’t use matches or lighters. Fire decreases the amount of oxygen.
• Don’t scream. Screaming will increase panic, so your heart will beat faster and you will have to breathe faster.
• Take off your shirt and wrap your head with it. If will protect you from suffocating if dust gets on your face.

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