80170 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.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-we-re-facing-the-strongest-hurricane-season-since-the-year-sandy-hit-the-east-coast. We’re moving into the peak of a hurricane season that could be the strongest since 2012, the year Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now expects a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season.Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:14:00 +0200sciencealert-d6a40e134f33a6203b559528f961075920160815091400http://www.marinelink.com/news/hurricane-atlantic413883.aspxIn its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, NOAA calls for a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of a below-normal season to only 15 percent, from the initial outlook issued in May. The season is still expected to be the most active since 2012.Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:26:00 +0200marinelink-c5be46675c6705ddbfe73bf901f396f820160815082600http://sipse.com/mexico/temporada-huracanes-pronostico-smn-formacion-ciclones-tropicales-217967.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mexicoEnSipse+%28M%C3%A9xico+en+Sipse.com%29Agencias CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.- De agosto a noviembre podrían desarrollarse 10 ciclones tropicales en la cuenca del Océano Pacífico, y una cantidad similar se producirían en el Atlántico, informó el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN). De acuerdo con la tercera versión de la perspectiva de ciclones....Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:26:00 +0200sipse-a753180769d443d94897a25f7a97e23f20160815072600http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/newsindex.php?id=1272894KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Halmahera in Indonesia, the largest island in Maluku at 10.36 pm today. The Meteorological Department in a statement said the epicentre of the quake was 101 kilometres (km) northwest of Ternate, Indonesia and 1,022 km of Semporna, Sabah.Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:48:00 +0200bernama-b9cf151906f76f597a5275fd230b93a420160815054800