33060 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.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/tsunami-vulnerable-towns-grapple-with-how-to-save-livesPORTLAND, Ore. Bracing for a tsunami like the one that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from British Columbia to California have been grappling with how to protect people from a similar catastrophe. One of those towns is constructing the nation’s first structure built as a vertical tsunami refuge.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 23:26:00 +0100japantoday-b601673edcc5bdee8c404d6298dab44f20151027232600http://www.startribune.com/tsunami-vulnerable-towns-grapple-with-how-to-save-lives/337372351/Feed Loader A sign designates a tsunami evacuation route in Westport, Wash., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. A new elementary school being built in the town will serve a second role as a tsunami shelter, because Westport currently has no ground high enough to protect people from the high waters and debris....Tue, 27 Oct 2015 23:18:00 +0100startribune-9a5886e93c611b3092fe8924ea9d3c3f20151027231800http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/28/world/low-lying-pacific-northwest-communities-grapple-tsunami-risk-build-high-affordable/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29PORTLAND, OREGON – Bracing for tsunami like the ones that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from British Columbia to California have been grappling with how to protect people from a similar catastrophe. One of those towns is constructing the nation’s....Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:53:00 +0100japantimes-c89d3dd0e80b37e44a41ac4bfd0a9f2820151027225300http://www.deccanherald.com/content/508652/bengals-ham-radio-operators-help.htmlAfter playing a significant role in the rescue operations during the devastating earthquake in Nepal earlier this year, a group of ham radio operators from West Bengal is all set to fly to Afghanistan to provide a similar service. Awaiting an official nod from the Indian government, these amateur....Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:09:00 +0100deccanherald-985d015ad34db10a041c4e106024478b20151027200900