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://www.click2houston.com/weather/photos-show-possible-tornado-damage-after-storms-roll-through-texasA tornado that tore through Bryan on Wednesday was rated an EF2, according to the National Weather Service. The twister was reported about 4:45 p.m. along FM 1179 near Steep Hollow, on the east side of the Brazos County town. The rating means the tornado had winds between 111 and 135 mph.Fri, 26 Apr 2019 04:32:00 +0200click2houston-a65a5a520f1660b0a175efd059d3bf1bclick2houstonen31.52034 -94.106499NaturalDisastersAnn JonesNational Weather Service20190426043200https://www.statesman.com/news/20190509/austin-throws-support-behind-green-new-dealThe Austin City Council on Thursday formally backed a national ȁ#x201c;Green New Dealȁ#x201d; — a concept from freshman U.S. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. ȁ#x201c;The Council recognizes we are already experiencing the adverse consequences of climate change, understands the urgency of creating....Fri, 10 May 2019 01:07:00 +0200statesman-663265134ebbed232f408f840b195c32statesmanen40.6222 -73.9878EnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateChangeAlexandra Ocasio-CortezHurricane SandyCity CouncilNew Deal20190510010700https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2019/05/04/in-trumps-america-vote-while-you-can-afford-itAnn McFeatters, Tribune News Service. Donald Trump inadvertently may have hit on a solution for paying for the $2 trillion tax cut he and his fellow Republicans pushed through Congress to benefit rich people and all those corporations that now pay no tax at all. Let alone the $22 trillion national debt.Sat, 04 May 2019 19:49:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-ffc91db67cb7c5c30896b870dec11ad7newsnow-co-uken38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersMigrationUNbodiesRobert MuellerUnited NationsDonald TrumpTribune News Service20190504194900http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/waiting-for-rain_163119?profile=1444The haunting melody of Bob Marley's “I don't want to wait in vain for your love” plays in my head as the days roll on through the latter half of April. I can relate to that song… but the yen I feel is not so much for love as it is for the showers of rain that are promised, by tradition, as we enter the month of May each year.Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:26:00 +0200jamaicaobserver-82d805381f04f1b4bbee5dfe95e0bcf1jamaicaobserveren52.3862 9.72861NaturalDisastersEvan ThompsonBob MarleyEl Niño20190426092600https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/8/896Abstract The evolution process of hurricane Matthew (NO. 8, 2016) was simulated using the mesoscale Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model at temporal resolution of 5 min and spatial resolution of 15 km. The atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles were retrieved accordingly for diagnostic analysis of the short-term heavy rainstorm.Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:30:00 +0200mdpi-b1c4adddd5704f87a5dfc8d1089f1007mdpienNaturalDisasters20190412153000