20870 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.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/19/c_137834198.htmLOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Scientists warned that California may be due for a mega-storm which could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas Fault, local media reported Monday. This rare mega-storm, or an ARkStorm, would last for weeks and send more than 1.Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:18:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-a87fa495726878498dc3025ed5606b9620190219111800https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1089269/ring-of-fire-earthquake-peru-vanuatuThe 4.9 earthquake in Peru took place near the central coast at 8.32am UTC. Meanwhile, Vanuatu was struck by a 4.6 earthquake, around 48km north west of Sola, 8.10am UTC, with a depth of 198.0 km. No injuries or building damage have yet been reported for either earthquake.Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:09:00 +0100express-03877fce9ae6909f4db599d3a803122420190219110900https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/rare-mega-storm-could-overwhelm-los-angeles-area-cause-huge-damage-experts-sayLOS ANGELES (DPA) - Scientists call it California's "other big one", and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas fault. Although it might sound absurd to those who still recall five years of withering drought and mandatory water....Tue, 19 Feb 2019 06:36:00 +0100straitstimesSG-3d56d8d7c4bde5fc6f0690e81428470120190219063600http://theanguillian.com/2019/02/anguilla-to-participate-in-regional-caribewave19-tsunami-exercise-on-march-14-2019/Anguilla will join other localities in the Caribbean as a participant in the CARIBEWAVE 19 tsunami response exercise on March 14, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to improve Tsunami Warning System effectiveness in the Caribbean and adjacent regions.Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:45:00 +0100anguillian-f9849fff7cb2610f3b8259a2f80f4a2620190218164500