DISASTERS

(See also Accidents; Act of God; Calamities; Crises; Relief [for People in Need])

(Note centered heading below: List by Type)

abolition: w11 12/1 8-9; g 9/07 8-9; w93 12/1 7-10

aid to survivors: w22.08 24; w05 11/1 29; kp 30-31

appreciation for: hdu article 9; w17.09 11-12; kr 217

donations to branch office: g 8/06 25; km 1/05 7; km 11/05 3

warning on solicitations by email: km 2/02 7

Witnesses’ methods: hdu articles 9, 25; ijwfq article 22; mrt article 75; g24.1 9; w23.07 4; mwb23.03 3; mwb22.01 7; lff lessons 18-19; od 128, 166-167; kr 214-215, 219; jl lesson 18; g 9/07 7; yb03 8-9; km 2/97 7; g93 1/8 20-21; yb87 12; w86 10/1 24

Bible view:

Christians not immune: w87 12/15 22-25; w86 1/1 10; g86 5/8 15; g86 8/8 7

helping fellow Christians: w23.07 4, 6; w22.08 24; mwb19.05 3; kr 209-210, 212-213, 216-217; w11 12/1 7; w09 9/15 18-20; w09 12/15 28

how Jehovah helps his servants: ijwbq article 157; w93 12/1 10-13

natural disasters: ijwbq article 157; w13 5/1 4; w93 12/1 2-13

surviving disasters: g 9/07 6-7

whether a cosmic disaster will destroy the world: g98 12/8 22-23

whether acts of God: g 11/06 4; g86 8/8 5-9

whether Armageddon will be a natural disaster: w12 2/1 4

whether a sign of last days: ijwbq article 157; w93 12/1 3-4

whether God is responsible: g 9/07 3-5; w93 12/1 4-10; w89 4/15 28

whether punishments from God: ijwbq article 157; w14 7/1 2; g 12/12 10-11; w11 12/1 3; w08 5/1 30; w92 9/15 5; g92 2/8 18-19

whether to expect Jehovah’s protection: w87 12/15 21-25

why permitted by God: rs 398; g86 8/8 7

clergy view: w11 12/1 3; g 7/11 4

comfort for victims: ijwbq article 157; yb12 23; g 9/07 8; w03 5/1 20, 22-23

contributing factors: g 9/07 5-6; g05 7/22 5-9; g95 7/22 6-7; g86 8/8 3-5

human, of food shortages: g00 7/22 29

human, of natural disasters: w11 12/1 5; g05 7/22 5-9; g91 9/22 28; w90 8/15 6

human, of technology disasters: g02 10/22 31

coping with disasters: w23.02 22-23; w22.12 18-20; wp19.2 4-5; g 7/14 5; w12 10/15 9; w11 12/1 6-7

extreme weather: mrt article 35

helping children cope: g03 9/8 14; g96 6/22 17

helping others: w22.12 24-26

not becoming embittered toward Jehovah: w11 5/15 19-20

resuming spiritual routine: kr 213, 216

cost: g 11/12 29

discussion: g17.5 3-7; w11 12/1 3-9; g 9/07 3-9; g05 7/22 3-11; w96 12/1 3-8; g95 7/22 3-9

experiences:

after earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster (Japan, 2011): yb12 23

earthquake puts career in perspective: g 9/07 9

victim of typhoon copes with losses: w15 1/15 11-12

home-repair fraud after: g97 9/22 3-4, 8

letter and reply on Awake! article: g90 7/8 30

manual on law governing disasters (New York State, U.S.A.): g 5/12 29

meaning of terms:

earthquake disaster: g 10/12 27

natural disaster: g 9/07 4; g95 7/22 6; w93 12/1 5

natural hazard: g95 7/22 6

new system of things: g86 8/8 8-9

preparation for: ijwbq article 157; mwb24.05 3; w22.12 18-19; mwb21.05 9; mwb20.05 3; g17.5 4, 6; kr 214; w11 12/1 6-7; g 2/07 16; g 9/07 7; km 1/07 4; g97 3/8 20; g95 7/22 6, 8

by bodies of elders: km 5/08 3; km 5/07 3

emergency kit (“go bag”): g17.5 6; w11 12/1 6

spiritual preparation: mwb24.05 3; mwb21.05 9

video Are You Prepared for a Disaster?: mwb22.05 7

prevalence: g 9/12 27; w11 12/1 4; g 12/10 29

human responsibility: g99 6/8 29; w93 12/1 6-8

natural disasters: g17.6 5; g 11/11 29; g 9/09 30; g 2/08 29; g 8/08 7; g 9/08 29; g05 7/22 3-4, 9; g02 5/22 29; g02 8/22 28-29; g01 8/8 28; g00 3/8 29; g00 6/22 29; g99 6/8 29; g99 12/8 29; g99 12/22 28; w96 12/1 3-4; g95 7/22 5-7; w93 12/1 3-4; g91 8/8 28; g91 9/22 28; g87 9/22 30

prevention:

UN efforts: g95 7/22 4-7

what individuals can do: w11 12/1 6; g 9/07 6-7

scientific disasters: g98 3/8 7-9

survival: g17.5 3-7

warnings: g87 7/8 2-11

heeded (examples): g 9/07 6; g90 2/22 14, 18; g87 7/8 4-11; g86 8/8 4

importance of heeding: g 9/07 6

unheeded (examples): yb88 236; w87 12/15 21, 23-24; g87 7/8 3, 9-11; w86 9/15 3

whether to stay in or get out of your car: g95 6/8 23

Witness view: yb03 200-201, 236-241

lessons learned: g93 1/8 19, 21

personal lessons: g92 2/8 19

avalanches:

chemical spill:

Rhine River (Switzerland, 1986): g90 5/8 6; g88 5/8 4, 7; g87 4/8 29-30; g87 7/22 5

cosmic:

collision with earth: g 9/12 5; g99 1/22 24-27

cyclones:

drought:

earthquakes:

explosion in chemical plant (France, 2001): g03 3/22 14-15

famine:

floods:

freezing (Mexico, 2002): g02 9/8 28

hurricanes (typhoons):

lahars (flows of volcanic debris):

mud slides:

Nile perch in Lake Victoria, Africa: g98 11/22 18; g86 8/8 29

nuclear energy:

pests:

red palm weevil: g98 4/22 29

storms:

dust storms: g88 5/8 29

ice storm (Canada, U.S., 1998): g98 8/22 16-19

Tropical Storm Ana (Malawi, Mozambique, 2022): hdu article 25

toxic leaks:

toxins from environment:

arsenic: g04 5/22 28; g98 4/8 28-29

tsunamis:

volcanoes: