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.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/animals-sense-earthquakes-before-they-happen-can-they-help-us-predict?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AllDiscovermagazinecomContent+%28All+DISCOVERmagazine.com+stories%29When the earthquake hit central Italy on Oct. 26, 2016, Martin Wikelski and his colleagues descended on the site in less than 24 hours. Wikelski , an ecologist at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany, wanted to test a hunch that has been around for millennia — that animals portend earthquakes.Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:58:00 +0200discovermagazine-d864c8d0684d075eee2d3a71c4d7f5bfdiscovermagazineen41.8955 12.4906NaturalDisastersEnvironmentMartin WikelskiWinfried PohlmeierMax Planck InstituteStephen Hicks20200722195800https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/14/piedmonts-lantern-projects-continues-doing-lots-with-little/Lantern Projects founder Gail Uilkema has no favorites among the nonprofit humanitarian aid organization’s approximately 415 charitable projects. Reaching communities from more than 60 countries in the 17 years since its inception and with charitable donations as of July 2020 amounting to a figure of $1.Tue, 14 Jul 2020 22:53:00 +0200eastbaytimes-c9b6706dab77f330d417a5e2e87a7e3aeastbaytimesen44.959148 8.058432CoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersPeace CorpsAction GroupNavajo Nation20200714225300https://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-loon-launches-service-in-kenya/Loon says it's now providing service over a 50,000 square kilometer region to subscribers of Telkom Kenya, utilizing a fleet of around 35 balloons that are in constant motion in the stratosphere above eastern Africa. According to Loon, early service quality testing has shown positive results, with....Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:26:00 +0200zdnet-BE-33399ae7de0ab4cb85fc26494ee6f816zdnet-BEen18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersGoogleAlastair WestgarthHurricane MariaEl Nino20200708042600https://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-loon-launches-service-in-kenya/#ftag=RSSbaffb68Loon says it's now providing service over a 50,000 square kilometer region to subscribers of Telkom Kenya, utilizing a fleet of around 35 balloons that are in constant motion in the stratosphere above eastern Africa. According to Loon, early service quality testing has shown positive results, with....Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:04:00 +0200zdnet-33399ae7de0ab4cb85fc26494ee6f816zdneten18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersGoogleAlastair WestgarthHurricane MariaEl Nino20200707190400https://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-satellite-captures-image-massive-landslide-blocked-river-peru-3004757KEY POINTS In mid-June, Peru's Achoma district experienced a landslide that created a natural dam; Authorities say it was not caused by an earthquake but by unstable terrain; The natural dam caused serious flooding in the area, bringing fears of further landslides.Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:48:00 +0200ibtimes-eb7cb6be717e518d355fbf0ac5da88faibtimesen40.478659 -95.731021NaturalDisastersNASAGeophysical InstitutePeruvian governmentKEY POINTS20200703044800https://www.idginsiderpro.com/article/3568490/google-facebook-spacex-battle-to-connect-remote-workers.html#tk.rss_allBusiness is getting Biblical. A plague precedes an exodus. The coronavirus crisis, with its sheltering in place, social distancing and remote work is motivating urban workers to move to more rural areas. Some people are " panic moving " -- getting out as soon as possible. Still more are planning a move for after the pandemic is under control.Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:55:00 +0200computerworld-en-826cde96d86a222a4795175d9803d90ecomputerworld-enen40.6222 -73.9878PublicHealthNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionGoogleHurricane MariaFacebookElon Musk20200729195500