Natural Disasters

"...and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place" (Revelation 6:12-14).

As the frequency of natural disasters seems to increase, it's time to look at what the Bible says about these awe-inspiring events and what they mean for your future.

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World News and Trends: A global inferno?

Blazing forests are a serious threat to timber resources, the earth's ecology and endangered species including orangutans.
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Storm Without Warning

A horrendous storm 100 years ago reminds us that it is vital to know, and let others know, what is coming.
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World News and Trends A crisis torn world

In spite of several millennia of technological progress and scientific advances, much of the world is mired in wars, poverty, disease and homelessness.
Super Disasters: Growing Weather Danger?
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Super Disasters: Growing Weather Danger?

Recent massive storms have brought dramatic increases in deaths and damages. What's behind this deadly trend?
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What Should We Watch to Discern the Times?

What key trends should we expect to see when we compare the state of the world with prophesies in the Bible?What key trends should we expect to see when we compare the state of the world with prophesies in the...
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In Brief...World News Review Future Energy Shortages Predicted

This summer's withering heat has forced some power companies to warn they are on the brink of running out of electricity. And just because it hasn't happened near you doesn't mean it won't in the future.
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Has Jesus Christ's Olivet Prophecy Been Fulfilled?

Jesus Christ gave a detailed prophecy of the future of Judea and Jerusalem in Matthew 24. What does history tell us about this prophecy's fulfillment?
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In Brief... Gradually Going Under

Global warming has been blamed for the sinking of two islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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World News and Trends- 1998: The world's most disastrous year

Last year was the most naturally disastrous on record, with extensive natural catastrophes occurring three times as often as in the 1960s, according to the reinsurance company Munich Re.
The Cause of Natural Disasters
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The Cause of Natural Disasters

Some experts see an overall increase in the destructiveness of natural disasters, especially in the last few decades.
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In Brief...The Looming World Water Crisis

Water shortages feared to be in the near future for vast areas of the Middle East, Europe and Africa
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The Message of Mitch

A tragic example of the poor's vulnerability to natural disasters.
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Could it happen again?

The influenza epidemic that traversed the globe from September 1918 through March 1919 left more than 20 million dead--could another epidemic of this magnitude strike again?
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World News and Trends: Playing God with the earth

The research journal Science recently documented some of the enormous impact mankind has had on the planet.
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World News and Trends El Nino to affect worldwide weather

In 1982-83, "El Niño," a warming of waters in the eastern Pacific that researchers believe leads to changing global weather patterns, is believed to have been responsible for 2,000 deaths and $13 billion in damage.
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World News and Trends: Don't overlook the weather

In January extreme weather was a worldwide phenomenon.
Dry cracked land with sunset in back - Drought Conditions Reach Crisis Levels
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Drought Conditions Reach Crisis Levels

Spreading drought in large portions of the U.S. breadbasket brings a comparison to dust-bowl conditions of the 1930s. What can be learned?
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World News and Trends: The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases

Keep a watchful eye on old diseases we thought we had mostly conquered-and potentially many new ones.
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World News and Trends: The Environment in Retreat

In spite of some notable successes here and there in the world, the public often has the uneasy, even unspoken, feeling that we are gradually losing ground in the war against pollution and environmental damage to our precious planet.