9700 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.thedailystar.net/supplements/earthquake-awareness-day-2019Two earthquakes had hit Haiti and Chile with a gap of over a month in 2010. The fear of earthquakes—often referred to as “seismophobia”—is likely to increase with the expansion of construction projects and rapid urbanisation. Therefore, assessing earthquake risks before undertaking construction is of utmost importance.Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:27:00 +0200thedailystarBD-0e4d3a7df332f796c5779a045ce1617e20190611212700https://www.malagaes.com/tag/alerta-de-tsunamis/El Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Geólogos (ICOG) recuerda que España no cuenta con un «sistema de alerta de tsunamis» como existe en el Pacífico, a pesar de que se encuentra «en una zona de riesgo sísmico moderado». Desde el ICOG indican que «aún es pronto para conocer el alcance del terremoto de....Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:42:00 +0200malagaes-220e9cf433303798ff310926308d429620190610114200http://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/2019/06/08/the-ground-beneath-your-feetThere are many cities around the world with many tall buildings and skyscrapers. Few, however, are in as much risk as Dhaka city. The geological location of the city, unplanned buildings, and dense population make Dhaka a ticking time-bomb. There are many who would say that Dhaka is only here temporarily.Sat, 08 Jun 2019 14:20:00 +0200dhakatribune-b1bae2bf002c206133e3cc647244f12420190608142000https://nation.com.pk/08-Jun-2019/venezuela-s-staggering-exodus-reaches-4-million-un-refugee-agency-saysAbout half of that total have sought shelter in two South American countries Colombia and Peru which host about 1.3 million and 768,000 respectively. Many others have made for Chile (288,000), Ecuador (263,000), Brazil (168,000) and Argentina (130,000).Fri, 07 Jun 2019 23:29:00 +0200nation-d9722541d21ccef7e2a3cdd24eadf47720190607232900