177340 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.npr.org/2015/10/08/446600221/to-flood-proof-subways-n-y-looks-at-everything-from-plugs-to-sheets?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=newsNew York City may have dodged a major storm recently when Hurricane Joaquin headed out to sea, but it was an unwelcome reminder of what happened three years ago when the city suffered catastrophic flooding during Superstorm Sandy. Now, the New York subway system is racing to get new flood-proofing technologies ready in time for the next big storm.Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:10:00 +0200npr-e3ba93cdc2d24170d785a5c6c84845cc20151008111000http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/07/446673166/coast-guard-to-call-off-search-for-el-faro-crew-at-sunset?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=newsSix days after communication was lost with the El Faro cargo ship as it drifted into the path of Hurricane Joaquin, the U.S. Coast Guard says it will end the search for survivors at sunset. Of the 33 people aboard the ship, rescuers found one body on Monday: "Several 'survival suits' were spotted....Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:35:00 +0200npr-6ee779f408d852dbf6c8d8aec316955720151007233500http://www.tribune242.com/news/2015/oct/07/islanders-tell-hurricane-horror/By RICARDO WELLS. Tribune Staff Reporter. rwells@tribunemedia.net. PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday led a delegation on a tour of the southern islands most devastated by Hurricane Joaquin, where residents shared stories of survival, resilience and hope despite the catastrophe they endured.Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:38:00 +0200tribune242-4b276292c17f6c00be41bd921006fdc120151007183800http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/el-faro-ship-passengers-identified-article-1.2388303With only one body found from the sunken El Faro cargo ship, more than half of the 33 people on board have now been identified — including several experienced merchant marines, and one second mate who sent an omninous email shortly before the ship disappeared.Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:20:00 +0200nydailynews-cf22c6f281532b45282e0193addd75bf20151007182000