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Major 5.1 magnitude quake strikes Turkey's Niğde

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:53:00 +0200dailysabah (en)

A major earthquake of 5.1 magnitude shook the Bor district of Turkey's central province of Niğde late Sunday. The quake, which occurred at 22:08 p.m. local time, had a depth of 6.97 (4.5 miles), according to Turkey's National Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

Turkey: Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits central province

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:25:00 +0200turkishpress (en)

ANKARA. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s central Nigde province, the country’s disaster agency reported on Sunday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said the earthquake occurred at 10.08 p.m. local time (GMT1908) in the Bor district of the province. The quake took place 6.97 kilometers (4.

Turkey: Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits central province

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:41:00 +0200aa-en (en)

Quake occurs at around 7-km (4.3-mi) depth, Turkish disaster agency reports. ANKARA. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Turkey's central Nigde province, the country’s disaster agency reported on Sunday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said the earthquake occurred at 10.08 p.m.

1999 921 Earthquake remembered with disaster prevention awareness 九二一「國家防災日」 內政部籲強化防災觀念

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:52:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)

Today marks the 21st anniversary of the 921 earthquake. On this day in 1999, a major earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter magnitude scale, with the epicenter in Jiji Township of Nantou County in central Taiwan, caused more than 2,400 deaths and over 11,300 injuries.

Palabra de la gente Un terremoto sacudió a Croacia

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:44:00 +0200nuevoperiodico (es)

Nuevo Periodico Palabra de la gente Un terremoto sacudió a Croacia No se han reportado reclamaciones. Otro terremoto de magnitud 4,2 sacudió Croacia el domingo por la tarde, informó la prensa local. El epicentro del terremoto fue en Gracac, Dalmacia central, a 51 kilómetros de Zadar, a una profundidad de unos 10 kilómetros.

Taiwan to test national disaster warnings in annual drill Monday

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:48:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) An annual drill will be conducted Monday in Taiwan to test its public warning systems for natural disasters, according to the Ministry of the Interior. On the country's National Disaster Prevention Day, the first test will be a nationwide earthquake drill, during which a text....

Commemorative activity held to mourn for victims during 2017 earthquake in Mexico City

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:24:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

. A woman takes part in a commemorative activity to mourn for victims during the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2020. On Sept. 19, 2017, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central and southern Mexico, killing 369 people and destroying hundreds of buildings.

Charleston aims to force fossil fuel companies to pay $2bn to combat climate crisis

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 11:07:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Photograph: Matthew Fortner/AP. Charleston, the architectural jewel of the US south, has survived the ravages of revolutionary wars, an earthquake and even a siege waged by the notorious pirate Blackbeard. But the city now needs saving from its largest existential threat yet – the climate crisis.

MIL-OSI Security: PHOTO RELEASE: Clearwater Coast Guard unit with global mission welcomes new commander

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 22:46:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

CLEARWATER, Fla. – A local U.S. Coast Guard Reserve unit that played a pivotal role in the 2017 U.S. hurricane response welcomed a new commander at a ceremony in Clearwater, Saturday. Cmdr. Karl Hellberg of Astoria, Oregon, was relieved by Cmdr. Gregory Rogers of Miamisburg, Ohio, as the commanding officer of Port Security Unit 307.

Caltech’s Seismic Innovation Uses Undersea Earthquakes to Shake Up Climate Science

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:56:00 +0200scitechdaily (en)

Despite climate change being most obvious to people as unseasonably warm winter days or melting glaciers, as much as 95 percent of the extra heat trapped on Earth by greenhouse gases is held in the world’s oceans. For that reason, monitoring the temperature of ocean waters has been a priority for....

Caltech’s Seismic Innovation Uses Undersea Earthquakes to Shake Up Climate Science

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:18:00 +0200focustechnica (en)

Despite climate change being most obvious to people as unseasonably warm winter days or melting glaciers, as much as 95 percent of the extra heat trapped on Earth by greenhouse gases is held in the world’s oceans. For that reason, monitoring the temperature of ocean waters has been a priority for....

Brigada médica Henry Reeve cumple su 15 Aniversario en medio de una pandemia mundial

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:06:00 +0200granma (es)

El Contingente Internacional de Médicos Especializados en Situaciones de Desastre y Graves Epidemias “Henry Reeve” cumple hoy su 15 Aniversario, en medio de una pandemia mundial, un contexto en el que ha significado un gran apoyo para el combate contra la COVID-19 en países de todos los continentes.

California earthquake: 4.5-magnitude tremor hits West Coast The Independent

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:07:00 +0200msn-uk (en)

© Provided by The Independent. A magnitude 4.5 shook southern California on Friday night, the US Geological Survey has reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage following the tremor, which happened at around 11.40pm local time, about two miles outside of South El Monte, near....

Scientists use Indian Ocean earthquake data to tell how fast it is warming

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:46:00 +0200thehindu (en)

Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, an advance that may lead to a relatively low-cost technique to monitor water temperatures in all of the oceans. According to the researchers, including those....

Scientists use Indian Ocean earthquake data to tell how fast it is warming

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:03:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, an advance that may lead to a relatively low-cost technique to monitor water temperatures in all of the oceans. According to the researchers, including those....

Scientists use Indian Ocean earthquake data to tell how fast it…

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 08:50:00 +0200qnewshub (en)

LOS ANGELES: Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, an advance that may lead to a relatively low-cost technique to monitor water temperatures in all of the oceans.

19 September 2020 - Strong Earthquake in Central Mid Atlantic Ridge 19 September 2020 at 5.44 am

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:23:00 +0200met-my (en)

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Undersea earthquakes shake up climate science

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0200sciencedaily (en)

In a new paper publishing in Science , the researchers show how they are able to make use of existing seismic monitoring equipment, as well as historic seismic data, to determine how much the temperature of the earth's oceans has changed and continues changing, even at depths that are normally out of the reach of conventional tools.

Undersea Earthquakes Shake Up Climate Science

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 01:27:00 +0200eurasiareview (en)

In a new paper publishing in Science , the researchers show how they are able to make use of existing seismic monitoring equipment, as well as historic seismic data, to determine how much the temperature of the earth’s oceans has changed and continues changing, even at depths that are normally out of the reach of conventional tools.

Undersea Earthquakes Shake up Climate Science

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:09:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Despite climate change being most obvious to people as unseasonably warm winter days or melting glaciers, as much as 95 percent of the extra heat trapped on Earth by greenhouse gases is held in the world’s oceans. For that reason, monitoring the temperature of ocean waters has been a priority for....

Undersea earthquakes shake up climate science

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:36:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Sound generated by seismic events on the seabed can be used to determine the temperature of Earth's warming oceans.

Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - September 12~18

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:46:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

A burnt car and debris are left in Phoenix, Oregon, on Sept. 13, 2020, after deadly wildfires that raged in western U.S. states. (Kyodo) The season's first catch of red snow crabs is landed at a port in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2020. (Kyodo) eats bamboo on Sept.

ULISES CASTELLANOS #OpiniónLSR 7:19 El terremoto

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:10:00 +0200lasillarota (es)

Era 1985 , la Ciudad de México despertaba con un terremoto que devastó la metrópoli . Aquella mañana salté de la cama en medio de los tronidos de pared , los gritos de mis vecinos gente rezando en medio del caos . Para cuando pude ponerme los pantalones ya había 10 000 muertos en la ciudad.

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