Some of the most formidable threats to your family are produced by nature: Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and so forth.  Extreme weather and natural disasters are becoming an increasing concern all across the world.  Not only do these events pose a very real life or death risk to your family, but the destruction left in their wake can leave families homeless or financially devastated.

According to NOAA, the 1980’s saw an average of 3 disasters per year in the United States that caused at least 1 billion in damage.  The average increased to 5 in the 1990’s, 6 in the 2000’s, and jumped to 12 in the 2010’s, and this was after adjusting for inflation.  In 2020 there were 22 such disasters. (Kolbert, 2022). If this is a harbinger of things to come, families need to spend more time preparing for natural disasters.  The information herein will help your family prepare for the worst.

Protecting Your Family From Natural Disasters

The following information will help your family prepare for and survive natural disasters of all types:

• Flooding & Flood Safety
  • Flash Floods & Flooding Safety
• Hurricanes & Typhoons
  • Hurricane Facts & Statistics
  • Hurricane Safety
• Tornadoes
  • How to Survive a Tornado
  • Tornado Safety & Preparation
  • Tornado Statistics
  • Tornado Facts
• Wildfires & Forrest Fires
  • Fire Resistant Homes: Building or Retrofitting a House in Wildfire-Prone Areas
  • Protecting Your Home From Wildfires: How To Reduce Wildfire Risk
  • Wildfire & Forest Fire Risk
  • Wildfire Smoke & Its Effects on Human Health
  • Wildfires & Climate Change
• Lightning Facts & Statistics
• Tsunami Safety
• Earthquake Safety & Preparation
• How to Survive An Earthquake
• Stocking a 3-Day Disaster Kit
• Extreme Weather & Severe Thunderstorms
• Charitable Giving Following A Disaster

 Coping with Accidents & Natural Disasters:

 

Accident & Natural Disaster Resources for Kids

The following pintables contain a coloring picture and worksheet designed to be used for any accident or natural disaster.

• Universal Disaster Recovery Worksheet (boys)
• Universal Disaster Recovery Worksheet (girls)

Tornado Recovery Coloring Sheets
A therapeutic poem and coloring activity for children who live in an area that has been devastated by a tornado.

• After the tornado coloring sheet

 

It’s Darkest Before Dawn

A online eBook that elaborates on this timeless theme.  It teaches kids that life is full of cycles and if they’re feeling down, things are bound to change for the better.

Pain in Perspective eBook

People have a tendency to dwell on bad experiences, giving them more significance than they deserve.  This online  eBook will help kids put painful events in their proper perspective.

Pain in Perspective Workbook

A coloring workbook to help kids deal with pain and trauma.

 

 

A therapeutic poem and coloring activity for children who live in an area that has been devastated by a tornado.