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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.polandsun.com/news/258611863/indonesia-mount-soputan-erupts-twice-sends-thick-ash-into-the-skyOne of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, Mount Soputan erupted twice on Sunday; Authorities feared that hot ash and lava would slide down the volcano's slopes and into the rivers around; The volcano and the area surrounding it was put on the second-highest level, with the possibility of ash rain.Mon, 17 Dec 2018 02:01:00 +0100polandsun-caeeff38c89ab689b86cb6d8086c5bbapolandsunen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveySutopo Purwo Nugroho20181217020100https://www.irishsun.com/news/258611863/indonesia-mount-soputan-erupts-twice-sends-thick-ash-into-the-skyOne of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, Mount Soputan erupted twice on Sunday; Authorities feared that hot ash and lava would slide down the volcano's slopes and into the rivers around; The volcano and the area surrounding it was put on the second-highest level, with the possibility of ash rain.Mon, 17 Dec 2018 01:48:00 +0100irishsun-caeeff38c89ab689b86cb6d8086c5bbairishsunen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveySutopo Purwo Nugroho20181217014800https://www.newsweek.com/hurricanes-floods-wildfires-2018-extreme-weather-pictures-1252076Wild weather dominated the headlines in 2018. As early as January, the east coast of America was bitten by sub-zero weather conditions, breaking the record for the lowest temperatures in some areas. A powerful blizzard deposited a foot of snow onto New England and caused flooding in coastal areas.Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:30:00 +0100newsweek-USA-3dc668fb861036167e984cfa3e17390anewsweek-USAen52.6001223763217 -1.4669522715359NaturalDisastersHurricane FlorenceHurricane MichaelDonald Trump20181211043000https://www.newsweek.com/hurricanes-floods-wildfires-2018-extreme-weather-pictures-1252076Wild weather dominated the headlines in 2018. As early as January, the east coast of America was bitten by sub-zero weather conditions, breaking the record for the lowest temperatures in some areas. A powerful blizzard deposited a foot of snow onto New England and caused flooding in coastal areas.Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:33:00 +0100newsweek-3dc668fb861036167e984cfa3e17390anewsweeken52.6001223763217 -1.4669522715359NaturalDisastersHurricane FlorenceHurricane MichaelDonald Trump20181210173300https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1055132/australia-earthquake-where-did-magnitude-6-strike-norfolk-island-ring-of-fireThe earthquake struck Norfolk Island, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The quake had a depth of 10km (six miles) as it hit 681 km (423 miles) northeast of Norfolk Island. The island has only 1,750 people living on it and is located 1,412 km east of the Australian mainland. There have been no reports of damage or injuries so far.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0100express-9fa1e610feaf3b8bfd4b5b9fac4e7f6eexpressen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersBill McGuireUnited States Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning Center20181207160000https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7901327/caledonia-earthquake-tsunami-waves-spotted/The Ring of Fire follows the edge of the Pacific tectonic plate. Dubbed a "horseshoe-shaped geological disaster zone", the fault lines are the most seismically active on Earth. It spreads across 25,000 miles (40,000km) from the southern tip of South America all the way to New Zealand, and includes....Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:58:00 +0100thesun-3d0e8a22896039810929c5c21802c8e0thesunen-21.3313949611895 165.481926519207NaturalDisastersJanine KrippnerChris EldersCurtin University20181205135800https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/the-types-of-seismic-waves/Precise earthquake prediction (pinpointing the exact time and place of a future earthquake) is not possible and will not be possible for the foreseeable future due to the sheer complexity of the problem — but this doesn’t mean that we can’t make some guesses. Scientists predict earthquakes in odds and intervals, not in exact values.Fri, 23 Nov 2018 18:29:00 +0100zmescience-4f6339e4bfdfc210258a80c19384aff8zmescienceen-33.475 -70.6475JRCNuclearSecurityManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20181123182900https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/european-union-preparing-to-adopt-mobile-alert-system/European Union member countries have 42 months timeframe to adopt a mobile emergency alert system to track natural disasters or terror attacks. The measure was voted by the European Parliament on Wednesday. With the advancements in communication technology, mobile phone emergency alerts have become....Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:42:00 +0100geospatialworld-eee47504b15361c1a255cb932f0a0066geospatialworlden35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersEuropeanParliamentEU-JapanEuropean ParliamentEUEuropean UnionMeteorological Agencymember states20181121064200https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/european-union-preparing-to-adopt-mobile-alert-system/With the advancements in communication technology, mobile phone emergency alerts increasingly provide us with timely information about unexpected emergencies or natural disasters, so that we can better ensure our own safety in the case of an emergency. Many countries, including the US and Japan, are using this technology.Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:00:00 +0100geospatialworld-8ba262cd8cce2a0922cdabc0f2e366fdgeospatialworlden35.6831 139.809TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersEU-JapanEuropean UnionEUMeteorological AgencyEmergency20181120190000https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1062308/ring-of-fire-eruption-2019-prediction-volcano-erupt-hawaii-bali-indonesia-kilauea-etnaThis year in volcanic activity was dominated by the formidable Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Beginning to erupt in May, in the months that followed Kilauea spat phenomenal amounts of lava which destroyed hundreds of homes. Other erupting volcanoes this year included Fuego in Guatemala, Shinmoedake peak....Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:03:00 +0100express-8e5ff0bfc7cd8924c28f66d277c086eaexpressen22.21788 -159.428604NaturalDisastersEnvironmentBill McGuireCollege LondonIndian OceanUniversity College20181221140300