110520 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.news4jax.com/news/international/climate-change-makes-storms-like-dorian-more-dangerousWhile the storm was not caused by the climate crisis , we do know that climate change is worsening the impact of storms like Hurricane Dorian, with higher storm surges, increased rainfall and rising storm intensity. Here are some of the ways hurricanes are being impacted by the climate crisis and how Dorian is indicative of each.Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:46:00 +0200news4jax-c884306720d06d053cdfde7b60a1bc4720190904034600https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/09/04/1948770/moderately-strong-quake-jolts-mindoroMANILA, Philippines A magnitude 3.5 earthquake shook parts of Mindoro on Monday night, but no damage or injuries were reported, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tremor occurred at about 8:04 p.m. Its epicenter was traced some 18 kilometers southwest of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:58:00 +0200philstar-a359ceae8ef0cb5933b8709d23536db320190903175800https://ec.europa.eu/echo/aggregator_enWhile the level of insecurity has receded since mid-July following a local truce deal in Northwest Nigeria (Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina states), a substantial number of people remain displaced in Nigeria and across the border in Niger. The latest data suggests that close to 100,000 people are displaced in these three states.Sat, 31 Aug 2019 04:32:00 +0200EC-dd60bd8cd3d3b636230e545f80378b6b20190831043200https://ec.europa.eu/echo/aggregator_enSeveral forest fires continue to burn across Bolivia, burning an area of 738,000 hectares so far, according to UN OCHA's report of 27 August. The highest concentration of fires is in the municipalities of Concepción, San Antonio de Lomerío, San José, El Puente, Ascensión, and San Miguel (Santa Cruz Department).Fri, 30 Aug 2019 04:47:00 +0200EC-65cd63d77437ce3f0cc715c2b75934c120190830044700