1168150GDACS EMM News Feed 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 Dangers lurking in the permafrost More than 20 people were recently sickened by anthrax in Siberia. It's thought a heat wave thawed permafrost there, releasing the bacteria. What else could climate change unleash from frozen ground that's melted?http://www.dw.com/en/dangers-lurking-in-the-permafrost/a-19451646In some places on Earth, most of the ground remains frozen - even in summer. The upper 2 meters (6.5 feet) might thaw under the warmth of the sun, but will frost back up as soon as autumn arrives. Ground that is at or below the freezing point for two or more consecutive years is called permafrost.Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:11:00 +0200deutschewelle-en-85bf048e9f33250a5b2377b50590abcc20160805181100Guatemala: Monitoring Emergencies: Hurricane Season 08/04/2016: Atlantic: (17.3N, 90.2W), Tropical Storm Earlhttp://reliefweb.int/report/guatemala/monitoring-emergencies-hurricane-season-08042016-atlantic-173n-902w-tropical-stormHurricane Season - 08/04/2016 Atlantic: (17.3N, 90.2W), Tropical Storm Earl is moving west near 12 mph (19 km/h). On the forecast track, Earl will continue to move across northern Guatemala and southeastern Mexico tonight and Friday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h).Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:00:00 +0200reliefWeb-24d7f50076bcbe996a8b7bbe398e51c020160805180000Look Up! The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Going to Be a Doozy This Yearhttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/look-perseid-meteor-shower-going-be-doozy-year-180960026/smithsonian.com Jason Daley Every year, the Perseid meteor shower wows viewers when it reaches its peak mid-August. But this year the show promises to be better than ever. Known as the Perseid “outburst,” the number of shooting stars could double in the already spectacular shower.Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:59:00 +0200smithsonianmag-606df62afdb008fee8a459f1e8577f7520160805175900El emperador de Japón se dirigirá el lunes a la nación en medio de los rumores sobre su abdicaciónhttp://www.teinteresa.es/mundo/emperador-Japon-dirigira-rumores-abdicacion_0_1626437716.htmlLa Casa Imperial ha informado de que Akihito hablará el lunes a las 15.00 (hora local) en un vídeo grabado de unos diez minutos de duración que se emitirá a toda la nación. La televisión pública NHK ha revelado que el emperador ha confesado a su círculo más cercano su deseo de abdicar para que su hijo, el príncipe Naruhito, comience a reinar.Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:59:00 +0200teinteresa-e51fab4d514d9bb8b5cfab2dea918bc020160805175900