Press releases

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:12:00 +0100EC (en)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 15 February 2019 The European Commission has released an additional €24 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Rohingya refugees and host communities living in Cox's Bazar district, in Bangladesh. Part of the funding will also cover disaster preparedness initiatives in the country.

Satellite shows interconnected system that caused Bali volcano to erupt

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:23:00 +0100terradaily (en)

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has used satellite technology provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) to uncover why the Agung volcano in Bali erupted in November 2017 after 50 years of dormancy. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, could have....

Satellite Images Reveal Interconnected Plumbing System That Caused Bali Volcano To Erupt

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:41:00 +0100eurasiareview (en)

Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications , could have important implications for forecasting future eruptions in the area. Two months prior to the eruption, there was a sudden increase in the number of small earthquakes occurring around the volcano, triggering the evacuation of 100,000 people.

Satellite images reveal interconnected plumbing system that caused Bali volcano to erupt

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:19:00 +0100sciencedaily (en)

Their findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications , could have important implications for forecasting future eruptions in the area. Two months prior to the eruption, there was a sudden increase in the number of small earthquakes occurring around the volcano, triggering the evacuation of 100,000 people.

How The December 2018 Tsunami In Indonesia Took Everyone By Surprise Despite Today's Technology

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:40:00 +0100forbes (en)

Most tsunami warning systems are built around seismic sensors. The occurrence of a large earthquake near or under a body of water is what alerts the computers to alert people. This makes sense because most (I’ve seen numbers from 80% to 95%) measurable tsunami are caused by earthquakes.

Satellite images reveal interconnected plumbing system that caused Bali volcano to erupt

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:54:00 +0100eurekalert (en)

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has used satellite technology provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) to uncover why the Agung volcano in Bali erupted in November 2017 after 50 years of dormancy. Their findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications , could....

En Indonésie : le tsunami sur les îles Célèbes fait au moins 384 morts

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:17:00 +0100benininfo (fr)

En Indonésie : le tsunami sur les îles Célèbes fait au moins... En Indonésie : le tsunami sur les îles Célèbes fait au moins 384 morts.

La mejor prueba de que la unión hace la fuerza

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:52:00 +0100lavanguardia (es)

El pasado 28 de septiembre la tierra tembló en la isla de Célebes, en Indonesia . Un terremoto de magnitud 7,5 y un tsunami posterior devastaron el norte de la isla. Dos meses después las cifras alcanzaban las 2.000 víctimas mortales, 4.600 heridos y más de 220.000 personas desplazadas a centros de acogida .

Paradigm shift needed for making bridges tsunami-resistant

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:31:00 +0100homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

Over the past fifteen years, big earthquakes whose epicenters were in the ocean off the coasts of Japan and Indonesia have caused tsunamis that killed more than 250,000 people and caused more than $200 billion in damage. The damage includes washing away or otherwise dislodging hundreds of bridges,....