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: mwb25.05 6; 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; mwb25.05 7; 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?: mwb25.05 7; 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
List by Type
(Where no references appear, see main heading)
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: