142170 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.ibtimes.com/natural-disasters-shook-world-first-half-2018-2696618?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=DistributionNatural disasters are events that mostly occur without a warning, harming both property and people. Such disasters include volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, and they take place due to movements of the Earth. These occur with minimum warning and are impossible to stop. However, steps can be taken to reduce damage to life and property.Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:44:00 +0200ibtimes-mx-eca31196a11f8314f17ea6b56658025320180702144400http://www.ibtimes.com/natural-disasters-shook-world-first-half-2018-2696618Natural disasters are events that mostly occur without a warning, harming both property and people. Such disasters include volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, and they take place due to movements of the Earth. These occur with minimum warning and are impossible to stop. However, steps can be taken to reduce damage to life and property.Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:21:00 +0200ibtimes-eca31196a11f8314f17ea6b56658025320180702142100http://www.fox19.com/story/38553233/heat-dome-brings-dangerously-high-temps-humidity-to-most-of-us(RNN) Amid a heat wave in the Northeast and Midwest, the National Weather Service wants to remind everyone that heat can kill, and people should take precautions ahead of the July 4 holiday. A heat dome, or an area of high pressure at high altitudes, is expected to cover most of the United States by....Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:04:00 +0200fox19-958872d0b0e01325b46a5597fa14300020180702110400http://www.wsfa.com/story/38553233/heat-dome-brings-dangerously-high-temps-humidity-to-most-of-us(RNN) Amid a heat wave in the Northeast and Midwest, the National Weather Service wants to remind everyone that heat can kill, and people should take precautions ahead of the July 4 holiday. A heat dome, or an area of high pressure at high altitudes, is expected to cover most of the United States by....Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:59:00 +0200wsfa-e9f57b30b8710882ec2b4cac532c130c20180702105900