34720 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/232985423. Irish Sun (IANS) Tuesday 19th May, 2015. Geologists for the very first time have found direct evidence of massive earthquakes beneath central New Zealand capable of generating tsunamis. At least two large subduction (the process where one tectonic plate moves under another) earthquakes had....Tue, 19 May 2015 10:18:00 +0200irishsun-719507551ea6c90bb489d0585af9987020150519101800http://www.lamontagne.fr/limousin/actualite/2015/05/19/un-tremblement-de-terre-fictif-organise-en-creuse_11445218.htmlLes pratiques d’intervention, les recherches et les secours aux victimes, l’analyse des situations, l’utilisation des techniques anciennes ou innovantes comme les drones, les caméras thermiques, les méthodes pour étayer des bâtiments ou percer du béton afin de secourir une victime seront scrupuleusement évaluées.Tue, 19 May 2015 09:47:00 +0200lamontagne-b148735f0c685d200c97a31e2949e0ed20150519094700http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/ntu-scientists-head-out-month-long-sea-expedition-assessSINGAPORE - A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will on Saturday embark on a month-long sea expedition that will help them assess tsunami risk and impact in a region off Indonesia. The region west of Sumatra is considered by earth scientists to be a high-risk zone....Tue, 19 May 2015 09:41:00 +0200straitstimesSG-e84de86b5a7d595ca28ed25020e6bcba20150519094100http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/68684523/Maori-history-link-to-megathrust-quakeEvidence of a massive 15th century earthquake on a subduction zone under Cook Strait could tie in with an earthquake and possible tsunami recorded in Maori oral history. For the first time, a study published on Tuesday provides direct geological evidence of two quakes above magnitude-7.Tue, 19 May 2015 09:37:00 +0200Stuff-087fe22a5adce4a1a859b97b7b81078d20150519093700