1820 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 http://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-dbaf10ca8e76cb0fb43becbf1ffffe1e20191003135900https://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-335ac31bd1b005eea53c08f984451ed020191002153200https://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-3abea0742cb8de1fba6bca5d2c29cf2320191002143500https://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-ec1318d676378669320980e05cf792b520191002101800