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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/02/28/news/2020-olympic-games-to-use-hydrogen-fuel-to-light-cauldrons-torch-during-relay/TOKYO >> The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is planning to use the next-generation energy of hydrogen fuel to light the flames of the cauldrons and torch relay. If realized, the 2020 Games would be the first Olympics to use the alternative energy source for this purpose.Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:07:00 +0100HonululuAdvertiser-ca02da07bd8b1946e05cf4c960a605a5HonululuAdvertiseren35.6831 139.809AlternativeEnergyNaturalDisastersRenewableEnergiesFukushima PrefectureParalympic GamesOlympic Games20190228110700https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1090052/turkey-earthquake-greece-earthquake-canakkale-USGSThe earthquake registered 5.1 magnitude, with shaking felt in Western Turkey and parts of Greece. Istanbul, located hundreds of kilometres from the epicentre, was also rattled this evening. One witness said on Twitter: “It was felt in Kusadasi, it was really terrifying. Hope the last one is not the quake before the big shock.Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:14:00 +0100express-204d20cb46c9294b572d3d12dfe9a213expressen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20190220201400https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1090052/turkey-earthquake-greece-earthquake-canakkale-USGSTurkey earthquake: Turkey has been hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake (Image: CSEM-EMSC) The earthquake registered 5.6 magnitude, with shaking felt in Western Turkey and parts of Greece. Witnesses have recorded their experiences on earthquake-tracking website EMSC-CSEM. One said: “Very terrible.Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:43:00 +0100express-0b28ef988d2f7471619b0f15110a38d3expressen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisasters20190220194300https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/02/11/greek-seismologists-at-war-over-possibility-of-powerful-quake/A fierce debate erupted among Greek seismologists last week over the prediction that an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale is likely to occur over the next two months. The temblor is said to be most likely to occur in the west of the country. The prediction of a potentially damaging tremor....Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:08:00 +0100greekreporter-63a4f137ce4a420dcc29b17e63079567greekreporteren37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersGerasimos PapadopoulosEfthymios LekkasAkis Tselentis20190211150800https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190210/local/rescuers-deal-with-malta-earthquake-in-simulation-exercise.701648Volunteers from 14 European volunteer civil protection teams took part in a 24-hour simulation exercise modelled on the eventuality of a Maltese earthquake. The 70 volunteers wrapped up the Simulex19 simulation, which was organised by the Emergency Fire and Rescue Unit, on Sunday morning.Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:35:00 +0100timesofmalta-dfa2111040bf324002ba3cd449019de6timesofmaltaen35.9042 14.5189CivilProtectionRegionalPolicyNaturalDisastersCivil ProtectionMichael FarrugiaEUEmergencyEuropean Association20190211043500https://agenparl.eu/pr-231/(AGENPARL) – La Valletta (Malta), dom 10 febbraio 2019. Publication Number: PR. Article Date: 10/02/2019. Title: PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY: Minister Michael Farrugia presides over the EFRU Simulex event. Main Content: Minister for Home Affairs and National....Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:30:00 +0100agenparl-8690bb44bac7ddb7a698f247c7c35500agenparlen35.9031044874397 14.5160394688121NaturalDisastersMichael FarrugiaCivil ProtectionEmergency20190210133000https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/02/05/magnitude-5-2-earthquake-rattles-western-greece/A magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale earthquake hit west Preveza in western Greece at 04:26 local time (02:26 GMT) on Tuesday. The epicenter was 14 kilometers (8.5 miles) northwest of Preveza in the Ionian sea, 294 kilometers (183 miles) northwest of Athens, and the focal depth was 10 kilometers (6 miles).Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:46:00 +0100greekreporter-857986b72da26847a6190750bab543acgreekreporteren37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20190205204600https://www.premiumtimesng.com/foreign/world-foreign/310441-5-2-magnitude-quake-hits-northwestern-greece.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Northwestern Greece on Tuesday, without causing injuries or major material damage, according to Greek National News Agency AMNA. Its epicentre was located in the sea region off the town of Preveza, about 300 km from Athens, according to the....Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:08:00 +0100premiumtimesng-3db7170b0b53f9311b4f93d36a120d4bpremiumtimesngen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersNational NewsNews AgencyEfthymios Lekkas20190205200800https://www.nan.ng/environment-2/5-2-magnitude-quake-hits-greece-no-injuries/Greece Earthquake Devastation. (Xinhua/NAN) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Northwestern Greece on Tuesday, without causing injuries or major material damage, according to Greek National News Agency AMNA. Its epicentre was located in the sea region off the town of Preveza,....Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:38:00 +0100nan-51283a733b049207edf6e42b44380c91nanen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersNational NewsNews AgencyEfthymios Lekkas20190205193800http://www.ekathimerini.com/237354/article/ekathimerini/news/northwestern-greece-jolted-by-52-magnitude-quakeTAGS: Earthquake An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted northwestern Greece in the early hours of Tuesday, though there have been no reports of injuries or significant damage. The quake struck at 4.26 a.m. and its epicenter was 14 kilometers off the coast of Preveza and 294....Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:01:00 +0100kathimerini-en-1622d935c801f02472f082af20eb0a09kathimerini-enen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20190205110100https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/greeks-rudely-awakened-by-earthquake/Residents in Greece were rudely awakened in the early hours of this morning by an earthquake which registered 5.2 on the Richter scale. It appears that the epicentre of the earthquake was close to Arta and occurred at around 2.26am. After this earthquake, which was considered to be a strong one, there were another five tremors during the night.Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:18:00 +0100tvm-230da88272609c54a8b4f75e7d5e4560tvmen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20190205101800https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/02/05/magnitude-5-2-earthquake-rattles-western-greece/A magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale earthquake hit west Preveza in western Greece at 4:26 a.m. on Tuesday. The epicenter was 14 km northwest of Preveza in the Ionian sea, and the focal depth was 10 km. The jolt was felt as far away as Corfu and Patra.Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:41:00 +0100greekreporter-ec6a0b0010c615022d92e64394515e13greekreporteren37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20190205084100https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/01/31/climate-change-extreme-weather-affected-60m-people-in-2018/events across the globe affected more than 60 million people last year. Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for the majority of the 10,733 lives lost in disasters in 2018, according to latest analysis of 281 events recorded by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:14:00 +0100energylivenews-82631ff1698f465c564a1e4ca5daa5bfenergylivenewsen34.147678 -85.684219EnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateChangeCrisisResponseMami MizutoriIndian OceanCyclone Nargis20190131141400https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/21/3/241Abstract This paper reports an attempt to use ultra-low-frequency (ULF) magnetic field data from a space weather monitoring magnetometer array in the study of earthquake (EQ) precursors in Greece. The data from four magnetometer stations of the Hell ENI c G eo M agnetic A rray ( ENIGMA ) have been....Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:14:00 +0100mdpi-9ea810e64c4b08dd117e78fa3f9552d5mdpien37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersNuclear20190302151400https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/award-winning-photographer-yannis-behrakis-dies-aged-58-190303134738043.htmlYannis Behrakis, an award-winning photographer with Reuters news agency, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 58. Behrakis, who worked at Reuters for more than 30 years and died on Saturday, was "one of the best photographers of his generation", Greece's foreign press association said in a statement on Sunday.Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:56:00 +0100aljazeera-en-b5ee0ea7bd9591b9b31db455c3bbd5e7aljazeera-enen37.944 23.6529AsylumNaturalDisastersMigrationYannis BehrakisPulitzer PrizeMiguel GilGoran TomasevicReuters news agencyMark Chisholm20190303165600