How to survive wildfires: let’s do as nature does

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:34:00 +0100guardian (en)

C alifornia wildfires rarely killed civilians in the 20th century. The Griffith Park fire killed 29 in 1933, while 25 died in Oakland in 1991. Now, for the fourth time in just over a year, California wildfires have become deadly. Within the span of 13 months, nearly 100 civilians have died in....

Japon: la production industrielle recule

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:58:00 +0100lefigaro (fr)

La production industrielle au Japon a baissé de 0,4% en septembre sur un mois, affectée par un violent typhon qui a touché l'ouest du pays et un tremblement de terre à Hokkaido (nord), selon des données révisées publiées mercredi. Le recul avait auparavant été estimé à 1,1% pour cet indicateur....

Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada rattled by earthquake

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:27:00 +0100themontserratreporter (en)

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage caused by the quake, which occurred at 8.47 pm (local time), but the SRC said that its location was Latitude: 11.18 north, Longitude: 61.90 west and at a depth of 61 kilometers (km). The SRC said that the tremor was felt 72 km north west of Port....

Earthquake rattles several C'bean islands

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 03:40:00 +0100topix (en)

Saturday Nov 10 Read more: Jamaica Observer An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 rattled several islands in the Caribbean on Saturday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies has said. The SRC said that the quake, which occurred at 12:25 pm , was located at Latitude 17.

Perceptible Earthquake Reported in Eastern Cuba

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:53:00 +0100plenglish (en)

Santiago de Cuba, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered on Saturday a perceptible earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of La Plata, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. According to the entity, the event was located at the coordinates of 19.

Indonesia: Logistics Cluster: Indonesia, Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Concept of Operations - 12 November 2018

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:44:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Background. Following the earthquake, tsunami, and resulting liquefaction and landslides in Central Sulawesi, 2,087 people are known to have died and a further 211,000 people have been displaced as of 6 November 2018,as per the latest report from BNPB.

Philippines: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (6 - 12 Nov 2018)

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:35:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

PHILIPPINES. On 29 October, Typhoon Yutu (locally named ‘Rosita’) made landfall in Isabela Province. As of 9 November, there were 11 confirmed dead and over 2,500 houses destroyed. Although this storm was not as strong as was initially feared, it affected many of the same communities which were....

International earthquake experts meeting in Oamaru

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 04:27:00 +0100voxy (en)

This month, Oamaru is host to 70 top earthquake scientists at the 2018 Taiwan-Japan-New Zealand Seismic Hazards Assessment Meeting, which is being held between 14 - 18 November. Lead convener Professor Mark Stirling, Chair of Earthquake Science at the University of Otago, says scientists from the....

New fire station opens soon

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 04:13:00 +0100messenger-inquirer (en)

The county's largest fire station and one of the most secure buildings in western Kentucky is less than a month away from opening its doors to the firefighters manning it at the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport. The new Daviess County Airport Fire Station, set to meet the airport's....

Indonesia: ACT Alliance Appeal: Emergency Assistance to People Affected by the Earthquake and Tsunami in Central Sulawesi – IDN182

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:38:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

1. BACKGROUND. 1.1. Context. On 28 September 2018 at 17:02 WIB (Indonesian West ern Time), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit Central Sulawesi, 27 kilometers northeast of Donggala with a shallow epicenter (10 km). It was immediately followed by a tsunami warning by BMKG (Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency).

David Attenborough, television and environmental destruction | Letters

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 19:03:00 +0100guardian (en)

David Attenborough. ‘Why have most of his wonderful programmes been blind to the tsunami of environmental destruction we have unleashed,’ asks Herbert Girardet. Photograph: BBC NHU/Nick Lyons. I strongly agree with George’s Monbiot’s comments regarding David Attenborough’s latest BBC series,....

Perceptible Earthquake Reported in Eastern Cuba

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 01:36:00 +0100periodico26 (en)

The Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered on Saturday a perceptible earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of La Plata, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. Santiago de Cuba.- According to the entity, the event was located at the coordinates of 19.

Earthquake rattles several C'bean islands

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 19:46:00 +0100jamaicaobserver (en)

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 rattled several islands in the Caribbean on Saturday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

11:36 Perceptible Earthquake Reported in Eastern Cuba

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:52:00 +0100plenglish (en)

10 de noviembre de 2018, 11:36 Santiago de Cuba, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered on Saturday a perceptible earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of La Plata, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.

Magnitud 8.5, Profundidad 35 km, 90 Km al Oeste de Lima

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 13:00:00 +0100peru21 (es)

Son los parámetros del último simulacro de terremoto y tsunami en Lima. Lo que ya parece una rutina, aún sigue siendo un ejercicio limitado pero necesario para algo que –con matices– va a suceder. Según los estudios de la Marina de Guerra, un evento de esas características dejará inundada toda La....

Woolsey Fire evacuees, human and otherwise, find shelter where they can

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:27:00 +0100dailynews (en)

People — and animals — evacuated from the Woolsey Fire areas in Los Angeles and Ventura counties jammed official shelters early Friday, fretfully awaiting word about the fate of their homes. They also created impromptu, unofficial shelters at places like the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills.

New fire station opens soon

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:22:00 +0100messenger-inquirer (en)

The county’s largest fire station and one of the most secure buildings in western Kentucky is less than a month away from opening its doors to the firefighters manning it at the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport. The new Daviess County Airport Fire Station, set to meet the airport’s....