61 million people affected by extreme weather events in 2018: UN report

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 23:17:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

GENEVA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for most of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year, while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) said Thursday.

World: 2018:Extreme weather events affected 60m people

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:16:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

GENEVA, 24 January, 2019 – Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for the majority of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards, according to analysis of 281 events recorded by the Centre for Research....

Wayne Hay

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:41:00 +0100aljazeera-en (en)

. "Wayne Hay has been covering the Asia/Pacific region since 2001, first with Television New Zealand before joining Al Jazeera English in 2006. In his role at Al Jazeera, he has travelled the region extensively, reporting on everything from elections and natural disasters to surfing in Bali.

Secrets your dreams are trying to tell you Daily Mail

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:27:00 +0100msn-uk (en)

© Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images We spend about a third of our lives asleep — and for around two hours each night, we dream, even if we don’t remember those dreams. Dreams can be pleasurable, terrifying or strange, and they are also the way our unconscious mind processes experiences and revives us for the day ahead.

Ctrip CEO Jane Sun Discuses Globalization 4.0 At Davos

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:35:00 +0100globenewswire (en)

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ctrip, the largest travel provider in Asia, attended the 49th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where Chief Executive Officer Jane Sun discussed topics including big data, technology, travel safety and shared Ctrip’s....

Ctrip CEO Jane Sun Discuses Globalization 4.0 At Davos

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:31:00 +0100euroinvestor (en)

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ctrip, the largest travel provider in Asia, attended the 49th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where Chief Executive Officer Jane Sun discussed topics including big data, technology, travel safety and shared Ctrip’s....

Ctrip CEO Jane Sun Discuses Globalization 4.0 At Davos

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:27:00 +01004-traders (en)

Under this year’s theme of “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” representatives at the Forum discussed the strategic ramifications of Globalization 4.0 and its future impact on global cooperation.

New Yogyakarta airport prepared to face tsunami, government claims | #AsiaNewsNetwork

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:38:00 +0100elevenmyanmar (en)

The government claims it has ensured the under-construction New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) would have a good system for mitigating natural disasters, shrugging off experts’ concerns that it would be prone to earthquakes and tsunami. The new airport in Kulon Progo regency is located....

Climate change will impact whether babies are born male or female

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:28:00 +0100earth (en)

There is a growing collection of studies which demonstrate the shocking impacts that climate change will have on our planet. According to a new study from Japan, global warming may even affect the proportion of babies who are born male or female. Researchers have determined that more boys will be....

New Yogyakarta airport prepared to face tsunami, Indonesian government claims -...

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:04:00 +0100elevenmyanmar (en)

Jakarta Post/ANN - The government claims it has ensured the under-construction New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) would have a good system for mitigating natural disasters, shrugging off experts’ concerns that it would be prone to earthquakes and tsunami.

New Yogyakarta airport prepared to face tsunami, government claims

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:05:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

The government claims it has ensured the under-construction New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) would have a good system for mitigating natural disasters, shrugging off experts’ concerns that it would be prone to earthquakes and tsunami. The new airport in Kulon Progo regency is located....

India vs New Zealand: Kiwi batsmen fail to adapt at Naiper, flattened Black Caps need to bounce back quickly to avert disaster

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:40:00 +0100firstpost (en)

At the start of 1931 a massive earthquake hit Napier, New Zealand. The initial shock was 7.8 on the Richter scale. Straight after the earthquake came a series of fires, and with the water pipes destroyed by the earthquake, the fires spread quickly, destroying most of the town that had survived the initial quake.

Indonesia: TaiwanICDF and World Vision assist earthquake-affected households in Indonesia in livelihood recovery

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:24:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

In response to the severe earthquake in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) and World Vision commenced a cooperative project—Sigi-Biromaru Livelihood Support Program—in December 2018. This project aims to assist the earthquake-affected....

RELIEF AGENCIES BUSY IN SAMOA

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 03:32:00 +0100pidp (en)

Tents, clothing, salvage services around clock. APIA, Samoa (Samoalive New s, Sept. 30, 2009) – A day after the earthquake and tsunami, attention is now turning to working out ways to getting supplies to those families in the south coast of Upolu who lost everything to the tsunami.

Otro terremoto localizado bajo el océano se deja sentir en el norte de La Gomera

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:42:00 +0100diariodeavisos (es)

Localización del temblor sentido en La Gomera. IGN. Un nuevo terremoto cuyo origen fue localizado bajo el lecho submarino, concretamente al noroeste de La Gomera , fue sentido por vecinos de al menos seis núcleos habitados de la Isla Colombina, todos ellos en su zona norte.

Quake combo confuses GeoNet system

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:03:00 +0100nzherald (en)

What was first thought to have been a big East Coast earthquake actually turned out to be two others that struck elsewhere and within minutes each other, confusing GeoNet's automated system. GeoNet first reported a single earthquake striking near Ruatoria just after 8pm last night.

“Silent slips” often precede major earthquakes and can help warn

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:10:00 +0100earth (en)

U.S west coast residents have long feared “the big one,” an earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 (or higher) along the San Andreas Fault or Cascadia Subduction Zone that could cause widespread damage and devastation. But seismologists may now be one step closer to predicting the big one thanks to new....

Anna Calvi: El drama performer al acecho

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:02:00 +0100LaRazon (es)

Inteligencia, pasión y romance”, la música de Anna Calvi está llena de ello, dijo hace algunos años atrás Brian Eno. Con un álbum homónimo, la cantante y guitarrista fue presentada al mundo de la música nada más y nada menos que por el gurú británico que hizo correr la voz de que había una nueva....

Seven Qualities of an Impactful Risk Register

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:41:00 +0100natlawreview (en)

Exposure. Define the imminent or possible risk event. Examples could be a data breach or earthquake. Risk Category . Itemize by who or what was affected by the exposure. Employees, property, locations, and systems are some examples. If the exposure was public-facing, be sure to include your customers and shareholders.

'Silent slip' along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes, research suggests

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:39:00 +0100sciencedaily (en)

Published today in Nature Geoscience , the findings are an important step toward understanding the relationship and interactions between aseismic slip and seismic slip. Also known as silent slip or slow slip, aseismic slip is displacement along a fault that occurs without notable earthquake activity.

Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 237: A New Method for Large-Scale Landslide Classification from Satellite Radar

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:25:00 +0100mdpi (en)

Abstract Following a large continental earthquake, information on the spatial distribution of triggered landslides is required as quickly as possible for use in emergency response coordination. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) methods have the potential to overcome variability in weather conditions,....

Nepal: Lost production due to internal displacement: the 2015 earthquake in Nepal

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:57:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

INTRODUCTION. The April 2015 earthquake that struck the Nepalese region of Gorkha killed nearly 9,000 people, injured more than 16,000 and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes across the country. In addition to the human suffering it caused, the magnitude 7.

Sismo de magnitud 4.7 se registra en Nueva Zelanda

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:33:00 +0100yucatan (es)

WELLINGTON, Nueva Zelanda. (Xinhua) – Miles de neozelandeses sintieron un temblor hoy miércoles al ser reportado un sismo de 4.7 en Whanganui , costa occidental de la Isla Norte del país. Geonet , el sistema de monitoreo de peligros geológicos de Nueva Zelanda , informó un terremoto de magnitud 4.7 a 5 km al norte de Whanganui a las 8:09 p.

Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineer Leslie Youd to be Featured on CUTV News Radio

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:41:00 +0100einnews (en)

OREM, UTAH, UNITED STATES, January 23, 2019 / EINPresswire.com / -- What occurs in soil during earthquakes that makes the ground liquefy and loose strength, leading to generation of ground displacements that pull apart buildings, pipelines and highways, and generates slope failures in earth dams and....

TURKEY Scientists object to earthquake map

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:50:00 +0100hurriyetdailynews (en)

Scientists raise objections to Turkey's updated earthquake map over risk areas Aysel Alp – ANKARA Scientists have raised objections to a new (CGET) said the new map and code regulation had serious deficiencies, urging authorities to correct them as soon as possible.

An Update on Texas’s Hailstorm Bill: Courts Require Careful Compliance

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:34:00 +0100jdsupra (en)

On September 1, 2017, Texas Senate Bill 10 / House Bill 1774, entitled “An Act relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims” and otherwise known as the “Hailstorm Bill,” (the “Bill”) went into effect. Before it took effect, the Bill was touted by its proponents as a....

Pyne voices support for Japan's defence cash splash

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:26:00 +0100radioaustralianews-fr (en)

Christopher Pyne said he hoped that Australia and Japan would conduct more operations in the contested South China Sea. The Minister is in Tokyo for meetings with defence counterparts and during his visit inspected one of the most controversial vessels in the Japanese navy fleet — the Izumo helicopter carrier.

Pyne voices support for Japan's defence cash splash

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:23:00 +0100abc-au (en)

Christopher Pyne said he hoped that Australia and Japan would conduct more operations in the contested South China Sea. The Minister is in Tokyo for meetings with defence counterparts and during his visit inspected one of the most controversial vessels in the Japanese navy fleet — the Izumo helicopter carrier.

Ica: Un sismo de 4,5 grados hizo temblar pisco esta madrugada

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:13:00 +0100ElComercio (es)

experimentó un nuevo temblor la madrugada del miércoles. Un de 4,5 grados se sintió en Pisco a la 1:18 a.m., según informó el Instituto Geofísico del Perú a través de sus redes sociales y plataforma online. El epicentro del movimiento telúrico que vivió Ica esta madrugada fue ubicado a 102....

Still time to lodge claims for Oct 2018 earthquake event - EQC

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:26:00 +0100voxy (en)

The Earthquake Commission is reminding customers whose homes and property suffered damage in the earthquake that struck the North Island near Taumarunui on 30 October last year that they still have time to lodge a claim. Head of Response and Recovery, Robyn Nation, says that homeowners who have....

Breakthrough in earthquake prediction as scientists find big quakes follow a 'silent slip'

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:20:00 +0100dailymail (en)

Scientists in Oregon have identified new clues on the warning signs of a big earthquake. A new study has found that large quakes tend to follow two types of activity: shallow mantle creep and seismic swarms. The team used 55 seismometers placed on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean near the Blanco....

World: UNFPA Humanitarian Action 2019 Overview

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:09:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Foreword by the Executive Director. The year 2018 was another challenging period for millions of women and girls whose lives have been upended by conflict, hazards, pandemics and displacement. A staggering 136 million people needed aid, an estimated 34 million of whom were women of reproductive age; 5 million of those women were pregnant.

UDI regional respalda a Intendenta en que no se justifica declarar zona de catástrofe

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:20:00 +0100elobservatodo (es)

Luego de participar en el Primer Consejo General 2019, de la Unión Demócrata Independiente, instancia donde fue proclamada la nueva directiva nacional del partido, encabezada por la relecta presidenta nacional Jacqueline Van Rysselberghe, la directiva regional del partido no estuvo ausente de la....

'Silent Slip' Along Fault Line Serves as Prelude to Big Earthquakes, Research Suggests

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:12:00 +0100rdmag (en)

Big earthquakes appear to follow a brief episode of "shallow mantle creep" and "seismic swarms," suggests new research at Oregon State University that offers an explanation for the foreshocks observed prior to large temblors. Published today in Nature Geoscience , the findings are an important step....

'Silent slip' along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes, research suggests

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:48:00 +0100phys (en)

Credit: Oregon State University. Big earthquakes appear to follow a brief episode of "shallow mantle creep" and "seismic swarms," suggests new research at Oregon State University that offers an explanation for the foreshocks observed prior to large temblors.

'Silent slip' along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes, research suggests

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:45:00 +0100eurekalert (en)

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Big earthquakes appear to follow a brief episode of "shallow mantle creep" and "seismic swarms," suggests new research at Oregon State University that offers an explanation for the foreshocks observed prior to large temblors. Published today in Nature Geoscience , the findings are....

Un nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude el sur de Indonesia 22 enero, 2019

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:39:00 +0100emisorasunidas (es)

Un nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude el sur de Indonesia. Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió hoy la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia, horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1, sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas ni emitieran una alerta de tsunami.

New tsunami warnings could get more people to safety

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:54:00 +0100futurity (en)

On a Friday afternoon in the spring of 2011, the Tōhoku-Oki earthquake shook northeastern Japan for six minutes and shifted the country’s main island by eight feet. Minutes later, residents began receiving tsunami warnings through broadcast media, mobile phones, and sirens.

Un nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió el sur de Indonesia

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:09:00 +0100noticias24 (es)

(Caracas, 22 de enero. Noticias24).- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió hoy la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia , horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1, sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas ni emitieran una alerta de tsunami.

Vecina afectada por vibraciones de la Línea 3: "Es la sensación del inicio de un terremoto"

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:58:00 +0100radioagricultura (es)

Un día antes de la inauguración de la Línea 3 del Metro, vecinos de la comuna de La Reina presentaron un recurso de protección ante la Justicia para evitar el inicio del nuevo servicio entre las estaciones de Plaza Egaña y Fernando Castillo Velasco. Gabriela Pantoja, representante de los vecinos....

Sur de Indonesia es sacudida por nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:33:00 +0100analitica (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia, horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1, sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas ni emitieran una alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica en....

Greenpeace slams Japan’s plan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into the ocean

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:25:00 +0100scmp (en)

Greenpeace has slammed a plan by the Japanese government and an electric utility company to release into the ocean highly radioactive water from the tsunami-devastated Fukushima Daiichi power plant , saying in a new report the decision was “driven by short-term cost-cutting”.

Unique Chinese wetland park monitors water 24/7 - Case Study

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:42:00 +0100environmental-expert (en)

Project background. The Deyang area in southwest China was struck hard by an earthquake in 2008. Since then, reconstruction has taken place with a tremendous speed and the urban population grew exponentially. Due to this urbanisation, the city’s water supply system can not meet its rapidly growing water demand.

QUAKE HITS Indonesia hit by 6.6 earthquake as Ring of Fire island suffers ANOTHER disaster

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:28:00 +0100thesun (en)

AN earthquake has hit Indonesia as the Ring of Fire island suffers its SECOND disaster in two months. The quake was 6.6 on the Richter scale when it struck the city of Raba on Sumbawa, this morning. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage on the nation's most central island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed.

Un nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude el sur de Indonesia

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:57:00 +0100elespanol (es)

No se ha activado la alerta de tsunami aunque es el segundo seísmo que se produce en la zona en unas horas. 22 enero, 2019 08:08 Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 ha sacudido la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia, horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1 , sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas ni emitieran una alerta de tsunami.

Un nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude el sur de Indonesia

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:09:00 +0100eldia (es)

Unos 10.000 desempleados en búsqueda activa de un trabajo podrán hacer uso de guaguas y tranvías por un periodo de 6 meses. Yakarta, EFE Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió hoy la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia, horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1, sin que las autoridades informaran....

Indonesia: Nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude el sur del país

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:54:00 +0100peru21 (es)

Yakarta. Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió hoy la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia , horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1, sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas ni emitieran una alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la....

INDONESIA TERREMOTO - Un nuevo terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude el sur de Indonesia

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:32:00 +0100efe-agencia (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacudió hoy la isla de Sumba, en el sur de Indonesia, horas después de otra sacudida de 6,1, sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas ni emitieran una alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica....

Indonésie: Nouveau séisme dans le sud de l'île de Sumbawa

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:14:00 +0100challenges (fr)

SINGAPOUR (Reuters) - Un second séisme a été enregistré mardi dans le sud de l'archipel indonésien de Sumbawa, de magnitude 6,6 sur l'échelle de Richter, rapporte l'institut de veille géologique américain (USGS). L'épicentre du second tremblement de terre a été localisé à 36 km de profondeur et à....

Cuba expondrá modelo económico actual en Foro Mundial; Campaña por Lula para Premio Nobel 2019; Crece economía China en 2018; Chile se recupera de terremoto y nuevo sismo en México

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 04:04:00 +0100granma (es)

CUBA EXPONDRÁ ACTUALIZACIÓN DE SU MODELO ECONÓMICO EN FORO DE DAVOS. Nuestro país informará sobre la actualización de su modelo económico al participar en la edición 49 del Foro Económico Mundial en la ciudad suiza de Davos, a celebrarse entre hoy y el 25 de enero, de acuerdo con Rodrigo Malmierca,....

Terremoto en Chile: la vivencia de una riogalleguense

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:20:00 +0100eldiarionuevodia (es)

Un fuerte terremoto se sintió en varias ciudades de Chile y Argentina. En el vecino país hubo una importante alerta por tsunami. Nuevo Día pudo conversar con la locutora y colega de Río Gallegos, Nancy Páez, quien junto a una amiga vacacionan en La Serena, Chile. En medio de la nota volvieron a sentir una réplica.

U.S. Geological Survey reports earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes south of Indonesia's Sumbawa

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:42:00 +0100jpost (en)

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Joining forces for a close look at South Dunedin ground

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:24:00 +0100voxy (en)

The ground in South Dunedin will come under close scientific scrutiny in a new research project on soil conditions and below-surface water levels. EQC, GNS Science, QuakeCORE, the Dunedin City Council, the University of Otago and the Otago Regional Council have joined forces on a project to test the....

EARTHQUAKE HITS PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NO CASUALTIES REPORTED

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 20:10:00 +0100pidp (en)

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (April 6, 1999 - Radio Australia/PIDP/CPIS)---A major earthquake, measuring between 6.9 and 7.4 on the Richter scale, struck Papua New Guinea Monday, but there were no reports of serious damage or injury. Officials placed the quake’s epicenter under New Britain island, about 150 miles north of the capital.

Large earthquakes follow ‘silent slip,’ new OSU research shows

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 20:08:00 +0100oregonlive (en)

Large quakes appear to follow a short period of “shallow mantle creep” and “seismic swarms,” according to the study, which was published Monday in the the academic journal Nature Geosciences. The findings shed new light on a phenomenon called “silent slip,” in which parts of the Earth’s crust are....

Áncash: Sismo de 4 grados se sintió la madrugada de este lunes en Chimbote

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:13:00 +0100laprensa-PE (es)

Áncash experimentó un nuevo sismo este lunes. El movimiento telúrico de 4 grados en la escala de Richter se sintió en las costas de Chimbote, según informó el Instituto Geofísico del Perú ( IGP ) a través de sus redes sociales y plataforma online. El leve temblor se produjo e a las 3:26 de la madrugada del lunes.

Sismo de 4 grados remeció Áncash la madrugada de este lunes

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:04:00 +0100peru21 (es)

El leve temblor se produjo e a las 3:26 de la madrugada del lunes. (Foto: Twitter) El leve temblor se produjo e a las 3:26 de la madrugada del lunes. (Foto: Twitter) Áncash experimentó un nuevo este lunes. El movimiento telúrico de 4 grados en la escala de Richter se sintió en las costas de....

BLOOD MOON WARNING: Full moon ‘will trigger devastating EARTHQUAKE’

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:19:00 +0100express (en)

Yesterday saw the super blood moon arrive and there will be another full moon tonight, leading one forecaster to predict that it will cause quake mayhem in the coming days. This is because the moon, which is closer in orbit to Earth than usual, and our planet is in line with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and the sun.

Niños que alcanzaron notoriedad en internet participarán en nueva película chilena

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:15:00 +0100laprensaaustral (es)

El más conocido es Víctor Díaz, quien fue entrevistado tras el terremoto de 2010 e intentó pedir frazadas, pero en su lugar dijo Zafrada. El de fama más reciente es “El Chimuelo”, cuyo video enterrando a su mascota se viralizó en las redes sociales. Cuatro niños chilenos a los que les llegó la fama....

Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:24:00 +0100wrcbtv (en)

There have been more than 7,800 aftershocks since the main earthquake struck 7 miles (11 kilometers) north of Anchorage, the state's most populous city. Most were too small to feel, but 20 have had magnitudes of 4.5 or greater. Rupert expects the temblors to continue for months, although the....

Áncash: Sismo de 4 grados se sintió la madrugada de este lunes en Chimbote

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:14:00 +0100ElComercio (es)

experimentó un nuevo este lunes. El movimiento telúrico de 4 grados en la escala de Richter se sintió en las costas de Chimbote, según informó el Instituto Geofísico del Perú a través de sus redes sociales y plataforma online. El leve temblor se produjo e a las 3:26 de la madrugada del lunes.

Gobierno asegura que región de Coquimbo "está de pie" y alcaldes piden decretar zona de emergencia

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:31:00 +0100biobiochile (es)

Mientras los alcaldes de La Serena y Coquimbo pidieron que se decrete zona de emergencia, el Gobierno aseguró que la región está “de nuevo de pie”, tras el sismo de fuerte magnitud ocurrido en la noche del sábado, que obligó a una evacuación preventiva ante la posibilidad de que ocurriera un tsunami.

Indonesia: Improved Sanitation and Hygiene Supports Women’s Safety and Security in Central Sulawesi

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:16:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

“Before latrines were in the camp, we defecated in the river; and, often, we [women] had to wait because there were always men in the river, so felt insecure and uncomfortable.” This statement from Sanuba, who moved to an evacuation camp in Donggala after the September 2018 earthquake that centered....

Indonésie. Le nouvel aéroport résistera-t-il aux tsunamis ?

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 07:20:00 +0100courrierinternational (fr)

Février 2014: des employés de l’aéroport de Yogyakarta balaient de la queue d’un avion les cendres rejetées par l’éruption du volcan Kelud. PHOTO / DWI OBLO / REUTERS. Yogyakarta, capitale culturelle de l’île de Java, s’est dotée d’un nouvel aéroport mais, s’inquiètent certains, sans prendre en....

Registran un sismo de magnitud 5,7 cerca de las costas de Nueva Caledonia

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:22:00 +0100rt-es (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 5,7 sacudió este lunes las costas de Nueva Caledonia, a unos 132 kilómetros al suroeste de la ciudad de Tadine, informa el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El hipocentro se encuentra a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros.

Powerful earthquake rattles Chile, causing damage, killing two

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 23:36:00 +0100irishsun (en)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday night; The quake shook homes and caused landslides in the region's mountainous terrain; Authorities in Coquimbo said that as many as 200,000 people were without power on Sunday. COQUIMBO, Chile - The U.S.

Powerful earthquake rattles Chile, causing damage, killing two

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 23:21:00 +0100polandsun (en)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday night; The quake shook homes and caused landslides in the region's mountainous terrain; Authorities in Coquimbo said that as many as 200,000 people were without power on Sunday. COQUIMBO, Chile - The U.S.

4.7-magnitude earthquake hits Jiajuedibu, China: USGS

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:30:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring the magnitude of 4.7 jolted 106 km WSW of Jiajuedibu, China at 15:06:39 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.4 km, was initially determined to be at 30.4142 degrees north latitude and 87.6922 degrees east longitude.

Earthquake of Magnitude 3.6 Shakes Palghar in Maharashtra; no Casualties Reported

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:32:00 +0100india (en)

New Delhi: Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on Richter scale hit Palghar city of Maharashtra on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. No casualties have been reported so far. The epicentre of the quake is not known. More details are awaited. Last year also an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 3.

El día que se cruzaron los destinos de Chávez y Guaidó

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:24:00 +0100lapatilla (es)

Para las nuevas generaciones de venezolanos, 1999 puede ser el año más significativo en la historia reciente del país. No solo fue el comienzo oficial del primer gobierno de Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, de una nueva Constitución, de una nueva nación y de un giro en Latinoamérica hacia la izquierda, que fue conocido como la poderosa “Marea rosa”.

6.7-strong earthquake shakes north-central Chile

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:02:00 +0100santiagotimes (en)

SANTIAGO – A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit north-central Chile on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers (32 miles) with an epicenter some 15 kilometers southwest of Coquimbo, USGS said. Chile is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries.

REUTERS - UPDATE 2-Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, no tsunami threat -USGS

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:39:00 +0100nampa (en)

UPDATE 2-Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, no tsunami threat -USGS. Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters. (Updates with new dateline from La Serena, quote from hotel receptionist, context) By Manuel Farías LA SERENA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.

Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 04:53:00 +0100dailymail (en)

The Anchorage law firm worker still has vivid memories of her basement office in a building swaying back and forth during the November earthquake. It was built on rollers to protect it from seismic events. 'I can't get out of here fast enough,' Dykes said. 'It'll be five days I can get sleep.

Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, no tsunami threat -USGS

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 04:36:00 +0100trust (en)

(Updates with new dateline from La Serena, quote from hotel receptionist, context) By Manuel Farías. LA SERENA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and witnesses said it rattled buildings farther....

Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, no tsunami threat

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 03:44:00 +0100jpost (en)

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