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.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=15565219675d9695f472ad4dbe0c93By Vijaya Ramachandran and Junaid Sadiq Masood The Pacific Islands are grappling with the effects of disasters and climate change, which have the potential to make entire countries inhospitable, posing significant development challenges. Small Pacific Islands countries have limited natural....Fri, 04 Oct 2019 05:33:00 +0200pina-470cca716a68d6f7c9bbf14391b59160pinaen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersPacific Islands Forum20191004053300http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/child-09-tsunami-victim-gets-scholarship-awardPago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eleven-year-old Malakai Seva’aetasi (middle) holding his scholarship award presented last Saturday by US-based One Global Family Foundation (OGFF) co-founder, Laura Lafoia Ava Tesimale (far right), and her daughter Brittany (far left) last Saturday at Lions Park during....Tue, 01 Oct 2019 20:10:00 +0200samoanews-2ec75b4876c192a4b303f55d2de92ab3samoanewsen-14.2793 -170.701NaturalDisastersHawaiian AirlinesRotary Club20191001201000https://reliefweb.int/report/samoa/lessons-destabilising-planet-insights-2009-south-pacific-earthquake-tsunami-disasterDale Dominey-Howes Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney. Disclosure statement Dale Dominey-Howes receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the National Disaster Mitigation Program and the Global Resilience Partnership.Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:36:00 +0200reliefWeb-c995680bbf7985603af6be19b2ba2801reliefWeben-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285UNbodiesNaturalDisastersResearch CouncilUnited NationsUniversity of SydneyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterDale Dominey-Howes20190930103600https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399950/memorial-services-held-to-mark-10-years-since-tsunami-hit-samoas-and-tongaOne hundred and eighty-nine people were killed when waves triggered by an 8.3 earthquake swept through the countries early one 2009 morning. In Samoa, where the southern coast bore the brunt of the waves, special church services were held, and communities gathered at memorials dotted along the coastline.Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:06:00 +0200rnzi-bc054cf70fc6cc1807033f1045728460rnzien-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisastersPaul AndersonRotary Club20190930050600http://www.samoanews.com/regional/sunday-remembrances-samoa-tsunamis-tenth-anniversaryApia, SAMOA — Church services throughout Samoa on Sunday remembered the victims and the families on the tenth anniversary of of one of the country’s worst natural disasters, the 2009 tsunami. The magnitude 8.1 submarine earthquake along the Tonga Trench subduction zone generated a tsunami with waves....Sun, 29 Sep 2019 18:46:00 +0200samoanews-dd5bd8dd1f82e76d3970df7322a6e81csamoanewsen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersChurch Service20190929184600https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50462Then 56-year-old Wendy Pearce from Christchurch, New Zealand survived the tsunami of 29 September 2009 alongside three travelling companions. At Sunday's memorial services she was the only one of the four who chose to return, as she has for every one of the last 10 anniversaries.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 09:17:00 +0200samoaobserver-a334332d149aeabfe5c8ef86d838ed0fsamoaobserveren-43.5235 172.638NaturalDisastersChristian Church20190929091700https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50461Ten years on from the tragic disaster of 2009, churches across Samoa were filled with survivors, families and friends who came together in remembrance on Sunday. An early morning march commenced the day of commemoration on the south coast of Upolu as flowers were sent off with the cold morning sea waves at Taufua Beach Fales.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 06:17:00 +0200samoaobserver-7251b841e47c023ef6074d34bcdaf0dasamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisasters20190929061700https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/editorial/50436They are the bare basics. Water, electricity, roads, housing and health care. That’s what members of the public are asking from their Government. All over the country – including places where you would least expect it. You’d be surprised about what many of them are lacking in places as close to Apia....Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:54:00 +0200samoaobserver-3e24f45b5fc333884fe2c8605b63683asamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersKeni Lesa20190928115400http://www.samoanews.com/opinion/lessons-destabilising-planet-insights-2009-south-pacific-earthquake-tsunami-disasterThe Earth’s crust tore apart, triggering a region-wide tsunami. Within minutes it inundated Samoa’s coastline, before rolling on to American Samoa and Tonga. Read more: Explainer: after an earthquake, how does a tsunami happen? While a tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning....Fri, 27 Sep 2019 20:13:00 +0200samoanews-2c980f342813e36624d656ca770cb878samoanewsen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersUNbodiesUnited NationsPacific Tsunami Warning Center20190927201300https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50346Rebuilding in the wake of the 2009 tsunami was not easy. For some who moved up the mountain to escape the suddenly frightening seas, it meant an entirely new way of life. Ten years ago, a regular Tuesday morning was shattered when an 8.1 magnitude earthquake occurred just 190 kilometres from the south coast of Samoa.Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:44:00 +0200samoaobserver-ac36d6f31a57aa16d23afefb1ad317a9samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisasters20190927094400https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2019/09/27/lessons-for-a-destabilising-planet-insights-from-the-2009-south-pacific-earthquake-tsunami-disaster-124275/– By Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney. Just before 7am on September 29, 2009, a magnitude 8 earthquake struck the sea floor in the central South Pacific, about 190kms south of Samoa. It was exactly the sort of earthquake – in fact, it was two....Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:06:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-cd5bee0100412218f18af7d7b119f000foreignaffairs-nzen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285CrisisResponseClimateChangeUNbodiesNaturalDisastersEnvironmentUnited NationsUniversity of SydneyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterDale Dominey-Howes20190927050600https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50234A decade after the devastating tsunami that killed 143 people and injured several thousand the Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, wants people to learn to recognise the signs and symptoms of trauma in their loved ones. Speaking on the sidelines of a Pasifika mental health conference, Fiame....Fri, 27 Sep 2019 02:30:00 +0200samoaobserver-b5650ff8e5607fcdf0eaaee32046d1a7samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285CrisisResponseClimateChangeNaturalDisastersFloodingEnvironmentMassey UniversityDisaster Management OfficeMinistry of Natural Resources20190927023000https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50236Nearly ten years after the 2009 tsunami wiped out his village and his parent’s beach fale resort, Manusina, in Saleapaga, Taleo Vaaiga, has never told his children what happened. He and his wife Leilani Vaaiga had three children back then and today are the happy parents of a brood of seven.Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:17:00 +0200samoaobserver-9e894a6933f52936434397dfb25b654bsamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersGlobal Environment FacilityExcellence Award20190926061700https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50181Samoa’s own religious workforce was essential to recovery from the 2009 tsunami, Samoan counsellor and researcher, Taimalieutu Kiwi Tamasese believes. Alongside several other mental health workers, Taimalieutu was one of the first pairs of boots on the ground from New Zealand the day after 14 metres....Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:39:00 +0200samoaobserver-f689845444274996855ec7078fe6dbe3samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20190926013900http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/5/348507The tenth anniversary of the 2009 quake and tsunami in Samoa is the impetus for Massey University psychologists from New Zealand and alumni from Samoa to join forces for a two-day fono (conference) in Samoa this week to discuss a range of mental health issues.Mon, 23 Sep 2019 21:57:00 +0200voxy-cfef6339f54aa223bdfc0de36c3daa25voxyen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersMassey UniversityNaomi MataafaAwareness Week20190923215700https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/50018The former Head of State, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, the man who was at the helm of the nation in one of its darkest hours, said the devastation of the 2009 tsunami made him a climate change activist. On the 29 th of September 2009, an 8.Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:22:00 +0200samoaobserver-d54d49401bb7427d2692c8a21a385c56samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285ClimateChangeEnvironmentEcologyNaturalDisastersPope Francis20190923092200https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/49987Foremost, this is a week for honouring those no longer with us. As Sunday’s tenth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that claimed 143 lives approaches, we will be stopping to pause and reflect on those whom we lost on that day of devastation. Our hearts ache for the families not joined by....Mon, 23 Sep 2019 04:54:00 +0200samoaobserver-3f11cb6ff053ea427bb84e348f4a7f2csamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersJames Robertson20190923045400https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/49457A 4.9 magnitude earthquake rattled many Samoans who were inside their homes and offices on Saturday morning. The tremor was reportedly felt right across the country and it lasted less than a minute. According to the Samoa Meteorological Service's Facebook page, the earthquake was confirmed but....Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:43:00 +0200samoaobserver-46bdde1403e8bbfb8434c17e4d135ec4samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersFacebook20190914094300