682210 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.thespec.com/news-story/7057472-storm-floods-vineyards-forces-evacuations-in-calif-nevada/Northern California's Russian River rose to its highest level since 2006, and schools and roads were closed across the winemaking region of Sonoma County, where thousands of people were without power. Avalanche concerns kept some California ski areas closed for a second day Monday in the Sierra Nevada.Mon, 09 Jan 2017 23:06:00 +0100thespec-adfca69bff62c2f66966d1565c515e7f20170109230600http://www.news9.com/story/34218545/earthquake-rattles-northern-oklahomaMEDFORD, Oklahoma - An earthquake rattled Monday afternoon in northern Oklahoma, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake happened at 2:40 p.m. Monday. Its epicenter was about eight miles south, southeast of Medford, 23 miles north, northeast of Enid and 84 miles north of Oklahoma City.Mon, 09 Jan 2017 22:41:00 +0100news9-2fec9ab171b80c5ccccad840c1b76cde20170109224100http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-palm-matthew-costs-preview-20170109-story.htmlis set to collect $3.4 million in disaster relief funds for costs associated with Hurricane Matthew. Commissioners are expected to finalize the agreement Tuesday. Although Matthew spared South Florida serious damage, Palm Beach County officials say they incurred costs placing the emergency operations center on the highest level of alertness.Mon, 09 Jan 2017 22:24:00 +0100sun-sentinel-eecf2bf2d3d332ba5caab1cfd4389f8420170109222400http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/heavy-rain-forecast-sparks-new-flood-warningThailand is bracing itself for more flash floods today, with torrential rain forecast to hit two provinces, as the authorities struggled to reinstate road and rail networks in the south which has been inundated by water over the past week. Unusually heavy rainfall across 12 provinces, which caused....Mon, 09 Jan 2017 22:11:00 +0100straitstimesSG-d2297ef016aab1d0a9144c0ec6bc4bb320170109221100