Efemérides: ocurrió un día como hoy 07 de diciembre

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:46:00 +0100generaccion (es)

EN EL PERÚ Un día como hoy hace 147 años, el 06 de diciembre de 1871 , el presidente José Balta nombra al coronel Tomás Gutiérrez como Ministro de Guerra, quien, junto a sus hermanos, asesinaría luego al presidente. Otros acontecimientos que sucedieron un día como hoy en el Perú. - Día Internacional de la Aviación Civil.

On This Day, Dec. 7: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:10:00 +0100upi (en)

In 1909, Leo Baekeland patented the process for making Bakelite, giving birth to the modern plastics industry. In 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii , catapulting the United States into World War II. The attack killed 2,403 people, wounded hundreds, destroyed 188 planes and crippled the U.

Quake in New Caledonia triggers tsunami alert, evacuations

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:20:00 +0100polandsun (en)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the east coasts of New Caledonia; The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the powerful undersea quake triggers a tsunami alert; The quake also sparked emergency evacuations across a swathe of the South Pacific. NOUMEA, New Caledonia - A tsunami alert and....

Serving in Uganda Amidst a Growing Refugee Crisis

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:56:00 +0100globenewswire (en)

KAMPALA, Uganda , Dec. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fredericton natives, Matt & Chaundra Eagar, along with their three children, have been living and working in Uganda with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) for the last four years. In his role as a pilot, Matt flies daily to provide essential....

Quake in New Caledonia triggers tsunami alert, evacuations

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:47:00 +0100irishsun (en)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the east coasts of New Caledonia; The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the powerful undersea quake triggers a tsunami alert; The quake also sparked emergency evacuations across a swathe of the South Pacific. NOUMEA, New Caledonia - A tsunami alert and....

Natural disasters set records around the world in 2018. These were some of the worst.

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:58:00 +0100markets-businessinsider (en)

Climate scientists say these events will become even more severe as global temperatures keep rising. Some of this year's natural disasters set records based on the number of deaths and other factors like wind speed and amount of rainfall. Natural disasters devastated communities around the world in....

El cambio climático agrava los desastres naturales, la economía y la existencia

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:35:00 +0100radioagricultura (es)

Los desastres naturales se han sufrido por décadas, y el cambio climático parece tener un efecto importante en ellos. Entre el 2017 el 2018 los fenómenos meteorológicos como el tsunami de Indonesia , el huracán Irma, las inundaciones de Perú y los incendios de California han sido devastadores.

Malaysia travel advice

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:00:00 +0100gov-uk (en)

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to all islands off the coast of eastern Sabah from Kudat to Tawau, including (but not limited to) Lankayan, Mabul, Pom Pom, Kapalai, Litigan, Sipadan and Mataking. A large public gathering is scheduled to take place in....

Earthquake of 5.7 magnitude hits Indonesia's Lombok island

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:31:00 +0100itartass_en (en)

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. /TASS/. An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude has hit the Indonesia n island of Lombok, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported on Thursday. According to the seismological center, the earthquake's epicenter lay in five kilometers from the city of Mataram (around 320,000 residents) at the depth of 30 kilometers.

Indonésie: tremblement de terre de magnitude 5,7 à Lombok et Bali

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 04:59:00 +0100skynet (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 5,7 a secoué les îles de Lombok et Bali en Indonésie jeudi, selon l'agence géophysique du pays. Il n'y a pas encore d'information sur les dégâts. La secousse a été enregistrée à une profondeur de 10 kilomètres, avec son épicentre à 23 kilomètres de la ville de Mataram city.

Indonésie: tremblement de terre de magnitude 5,7 à Lombok et Bali

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 04:29:00 +0100metrotime (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 5,7 a secoué les îles de Lombok et Bali en Indonésie jeudi, selon l’agence géophysique du pays. Il n’y a pas encore d’information sur les dégâts. La secousse a été enregistrée à une profondeur de 10 kilomètres, avec son épicentre à 23 kilomètres de la ville de Mataram city.

The giant waves can move at speeds of up to 500 miles an hour and reach heights of hundreds of feet.

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 04:18:00 +0100euronews-en (en)

Tsunamis are giant waves or rapid rises in sea level. They're rare events, occurring on average about twice a year somewhere in the world — about once every 15 years for the most destructive tsunamis, which can cover an entire ocean basin. Tsunamis travel at speeds of up to 500 miles an hour in the....

Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacude Indonesia

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:52:00 +0100nuevaya (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 se ha producido este jueves cerca de la costa de Indonesia en la región de Lombok, informa el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El temblor se ha producido a las 01:02 GMT. El foco del movimiento telúrico se ubicó a 10 kilómetros al oeste-noroeste de Mataram y a 10 kilómetros de profundidad.

Peru Navy Tide Gauge Network developed by GEONICA recorded neatly the 2011 Japan tsunami

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:38:00 +0100environmental-expert (en)

BACKGROUND. The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of Peru ( HIDRONAV ), dependent of Peru Navy, has acquired from GEONICA S.A. a System consisting of Ten (10) Tide Gauges Stations including still images cameras and One (1) Control Center which are, nowadays, totally functional.

Registran en isla de Indonesia el sismo de magnitud 5,5

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:29:00 +0100tiempo-mx (es)

Sacudió este jueves a Indonesia el sismo de magnitud 5,5, según informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos. Por: - Redacción - MIÉRCOLES 05 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2018 19:05 El temblor fue a las 1:02 horas, ubicaron el foco del movimiento telúrico a 10 kilómetros al oeste-noroeste de Mataram y a 10 kilómetros de profundidad.

World Indonesia: Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Strikes Lombok Region; no Casualties Reported

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:22:00 +0100india (en)

Jakarta: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit Lombok region in Indonesia at 01:02 AM (Coordinated Universal Time), news agency ANI reported. It is a developing story; more details are awaited.

Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacude Indonesia

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 02:49:00 +0100rt-es (es)

El foco del movimiento telúrico se ubicó a 10 kilómetros de Mataram y a 10 kilómetros de profundidad. Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 se ha producido este jueves cerca de la costa de Indonesia en la región de Lombok, informa el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El temblor se ha producido a las 01:02 GMT.

Indonesia: 6 stories of hope amidst disaster: Indonesia’s earthquakes and tsunami

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:31:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Written by: Sydney Morton. Wreckage and heartache remain on the islands of Lombok and Sulawesi, Indonesia after earthquakes and a tsunami devastated communities. Months into their recovery, signs of hope, strength and humanity are also evident—everywhere. Day in and day out, residents are moving beyond the rubble with resilience.

In New Caledonia there was a danger of a tsunami because of the earthquake

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:02:00 +0100koztimes (en)

After a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 near New Caledonia, the region can cover the tsunami. According to the USGS, the focus of the earthquake was 168 km on Southeast from Tadin. The epicenter of the earthquake was at the depth of 10 km About victims and destructions are not reported.

Indonesia: UNICEF Indonesia Humanitarian Situation Report No. 4 (12 - 25 November 2018)

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:32:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Highlights. • 121,298 people have gained access to safe drinking water. • Hygiene promotion sessions have been carried out in 21 IDP camps with over 800 participants. • 1,389,626 children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella. • 1,015 pregnant and lactating women have received counselling....

PANIC AND TREMORS ‘Immediate’ mass evacuations as tsunami waves spotted off New Caledonia THE Pacific island, which is governed by France, shook as the tremor hit 900 miles off the east coast of Australia. People living in the French territory have been urged to seek shelter more than 300 metres from the shore.

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:58:00 +0100thesun (en)

The Ring of Fire follows the edge of the Pacific tectonic plate. Dubbed a "horseshoe-shaped geological disaster zone", the fault lines are the most seismically active on Earth. It spreads across 25,000 miles (40,000km) from the southern tip of South America all the way to New Zealand, and includes....

Tsunami alert after New Caledonia quake

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:37:00 +0100clickittefaq (en)

A 7.5 magnitude quake has struck close to New Caledonia in the Pacific, with a tsunami alert issued for coasts within 1,000km (620 miles). Tsunami waves have now been observed, monitors reported. The quake struck at a depth of 10km at 04:18 GMT, with its epicentre 168km east-south-east of Tadine, a town on one of New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands.

New Caledonia's quake-triggered tsunami alert lifted

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:49:00 +0100bbc (en)

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images. A tsunami warning in New Caledonia - triggered by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific - has now been lifted. There have been no reports of injuries or damage in the French overseas territory, officials say. Earlier, residents had been urged to go to shelters, following the 7.

Powerful earthquake in New Caledonia is followed by tsunami warning

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:38:00 +0100tvm (en)

A powerful earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter scale hit New Caledonia in the Pacific in the early hours of this morning. This was followed by a tsunami warning for the coast at a distance of 1000 kms. It is being reported that tsunami waves have been spotted. The earthquake hit at a depth of ten kms at around 4.

Tsunami alert after New Caledonia earthquake

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:43:00 +0100bbc (en)

A 7.5 magnitude quake has struck close to New Caledonia in the Pacific, with a tsunami alert issued for coasts within 1,000km (620 miles). Tsunami waves have now been observed, monitors reported. The quake struck at a depth of 10km at 04:18 GMT, with its epicentre 168km east-south-east of Tadine, a town on one of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.

Press releases

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:36:00 +0100EC (en)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 4 December 2018 The European Commission has allocated an additional €20 million to respond to the urgent needs of those affected by the socio-economic crisis in Venezuela. This comes on top of €35 million in emergency relief and development assistance for people in the.

EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:36:00 +0100EC (en)

The overall objective of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is to strengthen cooperation between Participating States in the field of civil protection, with a view to improving prevention, preparedness and response to disasters. Through the Mechanism, the European Commission plays a key role in....

Progressing together: 50 years of partnership between the Government of Indonesia and the World Food Programme

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:45:00 +0100wfp (en)

Since 1998 alone, WFP has assisted 15 million people across Indonesia , through a mix of direct food assistance and cash-based transfers. This includes people impacted by the Indian Ocean Tsu-nami, when WFP was present on the ground assisting the government provide emergency relief to more than 3....

Eurofinsa construye unas plantas potabilizadoras en Indonesia, imprescindibles tras el terremoto

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:07:00 +0100elmundofinanciero (es)

El proyecto de Eurofinsa de centros logísticos para emergencias en Indonesia . El proyecto desarrollado por Eurofinsa y concluido en el verano de 2018, consistía en la construcción de tres centros logísticos de atención de emergencias, que cuentan con hasta 59 plantas potabilizadoras de agua móviles.

Indonesia: Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Response Update 3rd December 2018

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 04:29:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

CWS received 3,000 collapsible jerry cans, 2,750 mosquito nets, 6,000 mats and 4,000 solar lamps from UNHCR to share with affected families…… The earthquake and tsunami on September 28, 2018 - and the resulting land liquefaction and landslides - killed 2,101 people . Palu was the worst-affected area: more than 1,700 people died there.

Press releases

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 04:13:00 +0100EC (en)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 29 November 2018 The European Commission has allocated an additional €500,000 to continue assisting the most vulnerable refugees and migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This additional funding brings EU humanitarian assistance in the Western Balkans to €31 million since the start of the refugee.

Indonesia: Cash-for-work is in full swing as UNDP helps restores quake-hit communities in Indonesia

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:22:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Jakarta, October, 30, 2018 – UNDP’s cash-for-work programme, involving quake survivors to clear the debris in tsunami and quake-hit areas of Indonesia ’s Sulawesi island, is now in full swing two months following the devastating natural disasters. UNDP is implementing the cash-for-work programme in....

Darwin woken by another earthquake

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:27:00 +0100news_com_au (en)

The tremors lasted for not more than a minute. The quake occurred in the Banda Sea at 2am and hit Darwin not long after. The quake was about 300km north of Darwin near islands of Indonesia . Darwinites took to social media this morning to discuss the earthquake.

Turkish FM condoles with Indonesia on diplomat’s demise

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:02:00 +0100yenisafak-en (en)

Turkish foreign minister on Monday expressed his condolences to his Indonesia n counterpart over an Indonesian diplomat who died in the Turkish capital, a diplomatic source said. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media said that Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu....

Central Sulawesi quake survivors work for UNDP cash aid

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:40:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

PREMIUM At least 300 earthquake and tsunami survivors in Sigi regency are cleaning up debris in disaster-hit areas in Central Sulawesi in a cash-for-work relief program sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). UNDP’s Indonesia country director, Christophe Bahuet, said the program....

Un séisme de magnitude 6.3 frappe les îles Tanimbar en Indonésie

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:45:00 +0100lecourrier (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6.3 s'est produit samedi 1 er décembre au large des îles Tanimbar, en Indonésie, selon les informations communiquées par l'USGS. L'épicentre du séisme a été localisé à 279 kilomètres à l'ouest de la ville de Saumlaki dans les îles Tanimbar, a fait savoir Sputnik.