3910 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 https://en.unesco.org/news/israel-prepares-face-tsunamisTel Aviv 12 March 2019 –More than 130 000 children have taken part in the first national tsunami simulation ever done with schools in Israel. Jointly organized by Israel's National Steering Committee for Earthquake Preparedness and the Ministry of Education, the tsunami simulation involved schools....Mon, 18 Mar 2019 04:46:00 +0100unesco-3eff52564e9b39b00e082243fc287d0a20190318044600https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/03/11/New-earthquaking-sensing-method-could-give-earlier-warnings/5581552272322/March 11 (UPI) -- Scientists in Japan have developed a new method for sensing earthquakes. Their analysis suggests subtle gravitational signatures precede an earthquake's earliest tremors. The new detection strategy could help earthquake warning systems sound an alarm before a quake begins,....Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:54:00 +0100upi-f759a45f1b19198c176bc40f649e888920190311155400http://www.repretel.com/actualidad/venezolanos-en-cr-esperan-por-tramites-desde-noviembre-144527Martes, 5 de Marzo de 2019 | 3:07 pm La 'cascada' de nieve que cayó sobre un auto en Turquía. "Se sentía como un terremoto", señalaron testigos que se encontraban al interior de un local. Seguramente el dueño de un auto que recibió una "cascada" de nieve en Turquía no quedó para nada contento al ver el estado en que quedó su automóvil.Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:28:00 +0100repretel-9080094a822c874e8f2629f9bfa9471720190305222800https://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2019/03/04/istanbul-greater-region-still-runs-risk-of-major-quakeWarning that a magnitude 7.0 or higher earthquake occurs every six-and-a-half years, the head of Turkey's Earthquake Research Institute said the next big one would be centered in the Sea of Marmara and affect Istanbul and 10 cities in its immediate region.Sun, 03 Mar 2019 22:25:00 +0100dailysabah-a7937be0cf2aa64a0456303f94d3e07720190303222500