235370 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.enn.com/articles/65709-extreme-weather-events-have-increased-significantly-in-the-last-20-yearsThere has been a “staggering rise” in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years, driven largely by rising global temperatures and other climatic changes, according to a new report from the United Nations. There has been a “staggering rise” in the number of extreme weather events....Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:15:00 +0200enn-399cb8d9a639bb074dfd370e97775d8820201014041500https://www.eurasiareview.com/14102020-without-the-north-american-monsoon-reining-in-wildfires-gets-harder/But this year was anything but normal. The 2020 monsoon season was the second-driest on record, and many high-profile wildfires swept across the Sonoran Desert and surrounding sky islands. Putting an end to severe fires may only become harder as climate change makes monsoon storms less frequent and....Wed, 14 Oct 2020 03:14:00 +0200eurasiareview-c9f90c15c2ede71e16d92f0d39f540e320201014031400https://www.gnlm.com.mm/vp-u-henry-van-thio-delivers-speech-at-2020-international-day-for-disaster-risk-reduction-online-event/#article-titleVice President U Henry Van Thio presides over 2020 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction event via videoconferencing on 13 October. PHOTO: MNA. Vice President U Henry Van Thio, in his capacity as the Chairperson of National Disaster Management Committee, delivered an opening speech via....Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:16:00 +0200globalnewlightofmyanmar-9dfceee425beeee60d2df8cc7e204cec20201013221600https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201013134314.htmBut this year was anything but normal. The 2020 monsoon season was the second-driest on record, and many high-profile wildfires swept across the Sonoran Desert and surrounding sky islands. Putting an end to severe fires may only become harder as climate change makes monsoon storms less frequent and....Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:30:00 +0200sciencedaily-511dd98d8746e780dcde6500a08ac8a120201013203000