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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6799009/Unearthed-letter-British-nun-gives-womans-perspective-Lisbon-earthquake.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490Annie Price, the archivist who catalogued the Syon Abbey archive at the University of Exeter's Special Collections, said: 'This letter is quite remarkable, not only for its evidentiary value as a first-hand account of the earthquake, but also as a tantalising glimpse of a woman's life as a nun in exile in the eighteenth century.Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:16:00 +0100dailymail-6f20e3541c33e64da28eda643fbfd7dfdailymailen38.7559 -9.12283NaturalDisastersUniversity of ExeterHenry VIII20190312141600https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/the-times-view-on-sister-kitty-witham-chronicler-of-catastrophe-6n9rft52gAsked to name the most significant years in modern European history, most people would include 1789, 1848, 1917 and 1939. There is a case for also citing 1755. On November 1 of that year, the greatest natural catastrophe recorded in Europe took place: an earthquake and tsunami that devastated....Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:26:00 +0100thesundaytimes-1a9c75c72dc95391b08de6ae8fe10d69thesundaytimesen38.7559 -9.12283NaturalDisasters20190312052600https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/the-times-view-on-sister-kitty-witham-chronicler-of-catastrophe-6n9rft52gAsked to name the most significant years in modern European history, most people would include 1789, 1848, 1917 and 1939. There is a case for also citing 1755. On November 1 of that year, the greatest natural catastrophe recorded in Europe took place: an earthquake and tsunami that devastated....Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:04:00 +0100thetimes-1a9c75c72dc95391b08de6ae8fe10d69thetimesen38.7559 -9.12283NaturalDisasters20190312010400https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/japans-disaster-alert-app-to-become-available-in-11-languages-asianewsnetwork(Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN) — The Japanese government plans to increase the number of available languages for its app that warns of earthquakes, tsunami and other disasters from the current four to 11 as early as fiscal 2019, in light of its initiative to accept more foreign workers from April.Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:43:00 +0100elevenmyanmar-fec82190e2008ff6d4ca16501afd142celevenmyanmaren21.0319 105.82NaturalDisastersTourism AgencyJapanese governmentYomiuri Shimbun20190308114300http://theportugalnews.com/news/researchers-launch-survey-to-gather-1969-earthquake-testimonies/48540The 7.9 magnitude quake occurred during the early hours of 28 February 1969 and was the biggest earthquake registered in Europe since the Lisbon 1755 quake. Its epicentre was 180km southwest of Sagres and was felt mostly in the Algarve, Madeira, Spain, Morocco and France, causing 13 deaths.Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:36:00 +0100theportugalnews-a942bf1ddfe893fba55974dd5d51be95theportugalnewsen38.7559 -9.12283NaturalDisasters20190228103600https://laprensa.peru.com/cultura/noticia-efemerides-que-paso-3-marzo-historia-nnda-nnrt-85755En un 3 de marzo, pero 1847, nace Alexander Graham Bell, físico e inventor escocés naturalizado estadounidense cuyos trabajos significaron el desarrollo de las telecomunicaciones. Otras efemérides: 1613.- Comienza a reinar en Rusia la dinastía de los Romanov, en la persona del joven Miguel. 1816.Sun, 03 Mar 2019 14:01:00 +0100laprensa-PE-b57a32f8f42307e4b646c3a1ab79a96alaprensa-PEes55.7388 37.6665Anniversaries: what happened on 3 March?Anniversaries: what happened on 3 March?SecurityNaturalDisastersUNbodiesGeorges BizetONUAlexander GrahamGraham BellAlexander Graham BellFederico MorenoRené PrevalCarlos MontoyaDanny KayeFrancisco OteroLucio GutiérrezGuillermo BrownMarguerite DurasFARCJean HarlowGeorges RemiArthur Antunes CoimbraJuana AzurduyArthur KornbergGonzalo EscobarPepe SanchoJuana Azurduy de PadillaPrimera Guerra Mundial20190303140100https://www.noticias24.com/internacionales/noticia/140226/fuertes-lluvias-en-los-andes-peruanos-han-causado-51-muertos-y-79-heridos/(Caracas, 28 de febrero. Noticias24) – Las intensas lluvias caídas en los Andes peruanos, que han causado avalanchas de lodo que han cortado rutas y puentes e inundado aldeas, han provocado la muerte de 51 personas desde septiembre, informaron el jueves las autoridades. “A la fecha se contabilizan 51 muertos, 79 personas heridas, 2.Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:38:00 +0100noticias24-3c7719f88c0fa0c170802f676d11ed4dnoticias24es-6.18287 106.829Heavy rain in the Andes peruvians have caused 51 dead and 79 injuredHeavy rain in the Andes peruvians have caused 51 dead and 79 injuredNaturalDisastersMartín VizcarraJustiniano ApazaTamar ArimborgoServicio Nacional de Meteorología e HidrologíaDefensa Civil20190228203800https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3571802/0/terremoto-cadiz-magnitud-tres-25-febrero-2019/Imagen del IGN señalando el epicentro del terremoto registrado en Cádiz el 25 de febrero de 2019. IGN. El Instituto Geográfico Nacional ha registrado un de magnitud 3.0 en la escala de Richter frente a la costa de Cádiz . El temblor se ha sentido a las 4.18 horas de la madrugada de este lunes.Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:30:00 +010020minutos-89570eb98a4786ed1a85be69a6e49d2a20minutoses36.5274 -6.28717An earthquake of magnitude 3 is recorded in CádizAn earthquake of magnitude 3 is recorded in CádizNaturalDisasters20190225143000https://www.lavozdigital.es/economia/sevi-cobre-cruces-investiga-si-terremoto-pudo-provocar-derrumbe-mina-201902201325_noticia.htmlEl deslizamiento de materiales de una escombrera el pasado 23 de enero - 9,5 metros cúbicos de arcillas y margas, fundamentalmente, que se precipitaron dentro de la corta minera de Cobre Las Cruces (CLC)- puso haberse desencadenado por un movimiento sísmico.Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:56:00 +0100lavozdigital-429ee499a89484afc08966e1ac2effbalavozdigitales13.6065596770097 -88.7255432863284Copper crosses investigates if an earthquake could lead to the collapse in the mineCopper crosses investigates if an earthquake could lead to the collapse in the mineNaturalDisastersJunta de Andalucía20190220135600http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/columnista/intervendran-guste-guste_27520219 de marzo de 2019 12:02 AM Fotografías de la NASA demuestran que poco antes del apagón que dejó a oscuras a Venezuela durante cinco días continuos con sus respectivas noches un caso único de tiempos de paz en América Latina, en el Hemisferio y probablemente en el mundo entero se desataron voraces....Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:37:00 +0100el-nacional-dcb2f1955a1c48c74500a4bb27c6d649el-nacionales10.49605 -66.898277Speak, like it or notSpeak, like it or notMigrationNaturalDisastersNASAFidel CastroNicolás MaduroHugo ChávezCid CampeadorDonald TrumpSegunda Guerra Mundial20190319053700http://www.notiactual.com/antonio-sanchez-garcia-intervendran-guste-o-no-guste/Fotografías de la NASA demuestran que poco antes del apagón que dejó a oscuras a Venezuela durante cinco días continuos con sus respectivas noches –un caso único de tiempos de paz en América Latina, en el Hemisferio y probablemente en el mundo entero– se desataron voraces incendios en la región....Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:23:00 +0100notiactual-e5f8b3ae988e43fcf553118f90893a28notiactuales41.13554 0.629243Antonio Sanchez García: speak, like it or notAntonio Sanchez García: speak, like it or notNaturalDisastersMigrationNASAFidel CastroNicolás MaduroAntonio SánchezHugo ChávezCid CampeadorDonald TrumpSegunda Guerra Mundial20190319172300