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A red warning was issued by the India Meteorological....Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:30:00 +0200yourstory-37da6dd044e375e612ea67cd9bb95468yourstoryen12.9748 77.5877NaturalDisastersNavigation SystemMeteorological DepartmentKerala Government20190929173000http://www.pireport.org/articles/2009/01/14/us-tosses-100000-png-flood-reliefFunds for Red Cross damage assessment. PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier) - Jan. 14, 2009) – The United States, through the USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance and the PNG Red Cross, will provide an extra US$100,000 to people affected by the recent high seas in six northern and island provinces of Papua New Guinea.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 14:48:00 +0200pidp-c61ac1c01f50de7fbef1d56191979ce2pidpen40.218333 -79.488056NaturalDisastersFloodingRed CrossUS Government20190929144800https://www.dw.com/en/large-earthquake-off-indonesia-felt-in-northern-australia/a-49326987A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor and Indonesia on Monday and was felt as far away as Australia. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the magnitude 7.3 quake was centered 208 kilometers (129 miles) below the earth's surface in the Banda Sea at 11:53 a.m. local time (2:53 UTC).Fri, 27 Sep 2019 11:22:00 +0200deutschewelle-en-d127c64524d027152de610d29dd1f8b6deutschewelle-enen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersUS Geological SurveyReuters news agencyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe AustralianChris Kent20190927112200https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/115943042/new-zealand-scientist-helps-fly-drones-in-a-volcanic-crater-4000km-awayIn an upstairs room at a New Plymouth lifestyle block - with sweeping views across to Mt Taranaki - a scientist is helping colleagues fly drones into volcanic craters half a world away in Papua New Guinea. Their mission - to study gases in the plume to help better predict potential volcanic eruptions.Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:24:00 +0200Stuff-66ad9b058c386edffe803e604fb79495Stuffen-41.3348 174.807NaturalDisastersCindy WernerVictoria UniversityBrad Scott20190919112400https://en.tempo.co/read/1247802/magnitude-5-3-earthquake-jolts-west-papuas-tambrauwTEMPO.CO Jakarta - An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 shook Tambrauw Regency, West Papua Province, on Saturday at 12:42 local time. The quake was not potential to a tsunami. Geophysics station of BMKG Sorong stated that the epicenter was 57 km North-East of Tambrauw Regency at the coordinate of 0.27 South Latitude and 132.Sun, 15 Sep 2019 04:27:00 +0200tempo-co-c6d26678d3f6dbbc8e07da5b291af6abtempo-coenNaturalDisasters20190915042700https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/02/rp-70-billion-needed-to-repair-govt-buildings-in-papua-minister.htmlFollowing unrest in Papua, the government is faced with an expensive repair bill in the easternmost province. Around Rp 70 billion (US$4.9 million) will be allocated to fix at least seven government office buildings. Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono told reporters in Nusa....Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:09:00 +0200JakartaPost-9cd45d2d1e62c75d50737bdbe17e9674JakartaPosten-8.0 113.0NaturalDisastersNational PoliceJoko Widodo20190902170900https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/31/an-earthquake-racism-rage-and-rising-calls-for-freedom-in-papuaThe ring of evangelical hymns gives way to the rousing words of Rev Benny Giay, one of Papua’s staunchest supporters of self-determination. His fury is palpable. “They called us animals!” he rails from the pulpit as women in the pews before him click their tongues in disgust. “Now there are anti-racist protests all over.Sat, 31 Aug 2019 02:35:00 +0200guardian-53fa4f6ce3ee28046324275bf59eb765guardianen9.55038 -13.6716UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUnited NationsFilep KarmaThe GuardianMorning StarJoko Widodo20190831023500https://es.vietnamplus.vn/sacude-terremoto-de-magnitud-50-en-la-escala-de-richter-a-indonesia/110270.vnpYakarta (VNA)- Un sismo de magnitud 5,0 en la escala de Richter sacudió hoy la provincia de Papúa, al Este de Indonesia, según la Agencia de meteorología, climatología y geofísica de este país (BMKG). El epicentro del terremoto se ubicó 41 kilómetros al Suroeste del distrito Sarmi, con una profundidad de 23 kilómetros.Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:31:00 +0200vietnamplus-es-52ea7dde4644e32d0892a3249403453avietnamplus-eses-6.18287 106.829Earthquake shakes of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale to indonesiaEarthquake shakes of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale to indonesiaNaturalDisasters20190906123100https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/jhub-dla092619.phpThe Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 and the tsunamis it spawned may have washed a tropical fungus ashore, leading to a subsequent outbreak of often-fatal infections among people in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, according to a paper co-authored by researchers at the Johns Hopkins....Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:52:00 +0200eurekalert-8bfe28d2d390f130b78b2a178a68f009eurekalerten-5.83333 -37.45BiotechnologyNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallJohns HopkinsCenters for Disease ControlCenters for Disease Control and PreventionJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBloomberg School20191001145200https://www.notimerica.com/ciencia-tecnologia/noticia-tsunamis-hace-50-anos-posible-origen-extranos-brotes-hongos-20191001142355.htmlMADRID, 1 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) - El Gran Terremoto de Alaska de 1964 y los tsunamis que le siguieron pudieron llevar un hongo tropical a la costa del noroeste del Pacífico , lo que provocó un brote de infecciones, en algunos casos mortales, que persiste en la actualidad.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:06:00 +0200notimerica-b647ef7ed598c2354653fa0021362b18notimericaes-5.83333 -37.45Tsunamis 50 years ago, possible origin of strangers outbreaks of champignonsTsunamis 50 years ago, possible origin of strangers outbreaks of champignonsBiotechnologyNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallEUROPA PRESSJohns HopkinsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPacífico NorteBloomberg School20191001150600https://www.europapress.es/ciencia/habitat-y-clima/noticia-tsunamis-hace-50-anos-posible-origen-extranos-brotes-hongos-20191001142315.htmlMADRID, 1 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) - El Gran Terremoto de Alaska de 1964 y los tsunamis que le siguieron pudieron llevar un hongo tropical a la costa del noroeste del Pacífico , lo que provocó un brote de infecciones, en algunos casos mortales, que persiste en la actualidad.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:40:00 +0200europapress-b647ef7ed598c2354653fa0021362b18europapresses-5.83333 -37.45Tsunamis 50 years ago, possible origin of strangers outbreaks of champignonsTsunamis 50 years ago, possible origin of strangers outbreaks of champignonsBiotechnologyNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallEUROPA PRESSJohns HopkinsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPacífico NorteBloomberg School20191001154000https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3784780/0/tsunamis-medio-siglo-causantes-brotes-hongos/El Gran Terremoto de Alaska de 1964 y los tsunamis que le siguieron pueden haber arrastrado un hongo tropical hasta la costa , lo que provocó un brote posterior de infecciones a menudo fatales entre las personas en las regiones costeras del Noroeste del Pacífico, según un documento publicado por....Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:51:00 +020020minutos-d122c6c17c9a8b074ab9ef2eba92c37220minutoses-5.83333 -37.45Are the tsunami of half a century ago cause outbreaks of champignons?Are the tsunami of half a century ago cause outbreaks of champignons?BiotechnologyNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallJohns HopkinsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPacífico NorteBloomberg School20191001165100https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191001083957.htmIn the paper, to publish Oct. 1 in the journal mBio, the co-authors confront the mystery of the Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. The outbreak, involving at least several hundred known cases, has been ongoing since 1999, with cases still occurring in humans and wildlife.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:29:00 +0200sciencedaily-c292aa952f6e772b2d10bb3ee3ddb2casciencedailyen-5.83333 -37.45BiotechnologyNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallCenters for Disease ControlCenters for Disease Control and PreventionBloomberg School20191001182900https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49885913Image copyright Education Images Image caption The tsunamis that followed a huge earthquake in Alaska in 1964 caused massive damage. A major earthquake in Alaska in 1964 triggered tsunamis that washed ashore a deadly tropical fungus, scientists say. Researchers believe it then evolved to survive in the coasts and forest of the Pacific Northwest.Wed, 02 Oct 2019 01:20:00 +0200bbc-db0246d5280ad3f1e932e20e2a634e6abbcen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallGetty ImagesJohns Hopkins20191002012000https://www.ecoticias.com/naturaleza/196847/luz-origen-brotes-hongosDespués de varias décadas, a medida que evolucionó para hacer frente a su nuevo hábitat, 'C. gattii' comenzó a infectar a las personas. El terremoto de 9,2 de 1964 sigue siendo el más grande jamás registrado en el hemisferio norte, y los efectos del tsunami se sintieron tan lejos como Hawai y más allá.Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:18:00 +0200ecoticias-ec1318d676378669320980e05cf792b5ecoticiases-6.18287 106.829Light on the possible origin of strangers outbreaks of champignonsLight on the possible origin of strangers outbreaks of champignonsNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallPacífico Norte20191002101800https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/outbreak-of-deadly-fungal-sickness-in-the-us-linked-to-1964-tsunami/The 1964 Alaska Earthquake: A 30-foot high tidal wave caused by the 9.2 earthquake destroyed low lying areas of the coastal town Seward. Everett Historical/Shutterstock. Since 1999, hundreds of people have fallen sick with a mysterious infection in Canada and the US Pacific Northwest region.Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:35:00 +0200iflscience-3abea0742cb8de1fba6bca5d2c29cf23iflscienceen60.13015 -149.446701NaturalDisastersBiotechnologyArturo CasadevallJohns Hopkins20191002143500https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/10/02/Tropical-fungal-outbreak-in-Pacific-northwest-sparked-by-tsunamis/2441569979618/Scientists have struggled to explain how the yeast-like fungus ended up in the temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest. The fungus is typically found in warmer regions, like Australia and Papua New Guinea, as well as parts of Europe, Africa and South America.Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:32:00 +0200upi-335ac31bd1b005eea53c08f984451ed0upien-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersBiotechnologyArturo CasadevallJohns HopkinsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBloomberg School20191002153200http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Tropical_fungal_outbreak_in_Pacific_northwest_sparked_by_tsunamis_999.htmlTsunamis triggered by a major earthquake in Alaska in 1964 could explain how a deadly fungus colonized the coastal forests of British Columbia and Washington, and ultimately infected humans and animals, according to a new paper published this week in the journal mBio.Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:59:00 +0200terradaily-dbaf10ca8e76cb0fb43becbf1ffffe1eterradailyen34.0143 -80.9973mahbBiotechnologyNaturalDisastersArturo CasadevallRay PalmerJohns HopkinsJames CookMatt BarrettJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthJames Cook UniversityBloomberg School20191003135900