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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://scienceblog.com/518189/the-climate-change-exchange-back-up-plan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29From physics, we know that if an object exerts a force opposite and equal to that which is being externally exerted upon it, then that object is said to be in a state of equilibrium and consequently that object remains at rest. Furthermore, for soils whose pH levels are lower they are more acidic....Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:32:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-54c620e735da0c5b2ff8402eb25557e4newsnow-co-uken38.325833 -93.615EnvironmentClimateChangeNaturalDisastersNASASan Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge20200831043200https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/707367-uk-gave-firm-50m-aid-to-carry-on-building-unsafe-classrooms-in-pakistanLONDON: Britain built classrooms for 120,000 children in Pakistan after being warned the buildings could collapse on them, an investigation by The Times shows. Officials running British aid’s biggest education infrastructure programme paid a firm more than £50 million to carry on building in an earthquake zone.Sat, 29 Aug 2020 03:57:00 +0200thenews-pk-825062459ebc45f00b6b2adebca4f78cthenews-pken33.718151 73.060547CoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesBoris JohnsonThe TimesForeign OfficeSarah ChampionInternational Development Committee20200829035700https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2020/08/26/mil-osi-united-nations-conservation-works-at-brimstone-hill-fortress-national-park-completed/Source: United Nations 4 Conservation works to reinforce Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a World Heritage property in the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, have been completed. The works were started in August 2019 with the deconstruction of sections of the fortress wall that were too weak.Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:26:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-3fc0f000c562193a36f473b6595ba0ffforeignaffairs-nzen45.4422 -122.642NaturalDisastersUNbodiesUNESCOUnited NationsBritish militaryTexas State University20200825172600https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-53887928Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kylerhea on Skye and Glenelg on the Highlands mainland were among the places where Friday's earthquake was felt. People have reported windows rattling and house beams creaking during a small earthquake on the Isle of Skye. British Geological Survey (BGS), which detects quakes world-wide, recorded a 2.Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:51:00 +0200bbc-8fe61d2aee8659003c4a012ea09c4aeabbcen56.828123 -5.091958NaturalDisastersGetty Images20200824105100https://tribune.com.pk/story/2259857/300-quetta-buildings-put-lives-at-riskQUETTA: Geologists in Quetta have revealed that approximately 300 buildings in the provincial capital were built against building code, putting hundreds of lives at risk as the city is in a high-seismic zone of earthquakes. According to Muhammad Qasim, in-charge of the cell, more than 300 shopping....Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:56:00 +0200tribune-08a11c84edec59de1fa20a4f27e6f40atribuneen28.3274523756776 65.8935370936507NaturalDisastersMuhammad QasimExpress Tribune20200817075600http://famagusta-gazette.com/2020/08/14/sussex-earthquake-in-southeast-england-found-to-be-false-alarm/A 3.0-magnitude earthquake which allegedly hit the English Channel near the Sussex coast in southeast England on Thursday morning has been confirmed to be a false alarm. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a tremor at 0800 GMT Thursday, saying that the earthquake occurred....Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:03:00 +0200famagusta-gazette-041a923a7d0ff6df63cc432ce35de78ffamagusta-gazetteen50.937 0.78362NaturalDisastersEvening Standard20200814060300https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:02:00 +0200thanetgazette-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89athanetgazetteen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813190200http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/13/c_139288617.htmLONDON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A 3.0-magnitude earthquake which allegedly hit the English Channel near the Sussex coast in southeast England on Thursday morning has been confirmed to be a false alarm. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a tremor at 0800 GMT Thursday, saying....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:27:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-61292765044f0e709cbc537bbdc4c093xinhuanet_enen50.937 0.78362NaturalDisastersEvening Standard20200813182700https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/sussex-earthquake-false-alarm-a4524181.htmlA 3.0-magnitude earthquake which allegedly hit the English Channel near the Sussex coast this morning has been confirmed to be a false alarm. At 9am the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a tremor, and said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 7km and took place in the....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:19:00 +0200standard-1a2764f60a285a5870d0d4f031c3fcb4standarden36.7658 3.03194NaturalDisastersGlenn FordEvening StandardFacebookEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813171900https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:12:00 +0200nottinghampost-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89anottinghamposten50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813171200https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/sussex-earthquake-english-channel-a4523741.htmlOfficials in Europe said an earthquake was detected off the south coast of England on Thursday. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, which gives alerts on seismic activity in Europe, said the tremor took place in the English Channel at 9.05am and registered 3.0-magnitude on the Richter scale.Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:48:00 +0200standard-c731696f6b2bb8511abf01d8ff506ffcstandarden50.937 0.78362NaturalDisastersFacebook20200813164800https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:38:00 +0200bristolpost-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89abristolposten50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813163800https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18648998.sussex-coast-earthquake-disputed-british-geographical-survey/?ref=rssCLAIMS that an earthquake struck off the Sussex coast have been called into question. The quake reportedly started under the English Channel about 34 kilometres from Camber shortly after 9am. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), an earthquake tracking site, said the earthquake had started at a depth of seven kilometres.Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:22:00 +0200theargus-2c67b432afcd3623fe5b21a7307b6e49theargusen36.7658 3.03194NaturalDisasters20200813152200https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-18763023Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:16:00 +0200surreymirror-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89asurreymirroren50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813151600https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:53:00 +0200bathchronicle-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89abathchronicleen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813145300https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:49:00 +0200hulldailymail-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89ahulldailymailen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813144900https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:47:00 +0200leicestermercury-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89aleicestermercuryen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813144700https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-18763023Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:40:00 +0200coventrytelegraph-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89acoventrytelegraphen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813144000https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-18763023Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:40:00 +0200cambridge-news-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89acambridge-newsen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813144000https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:39:00 +0200derbytelegraph-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89aderbytelegraphen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813143900https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:28:00 +0200exeterexpressandecho-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89aexeterexpressandechoen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813142800https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/earthquake-recorded-english-channel-magnitude-4421536Parts of England have been shaken by 3.0 magnitude earthquake off the south coast. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 31 miles east of Eastbourne in the English Channel on Thursday morning (August 13) at around 9.05am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:24:00 +0200gloucestercitizen-f366f3478a6707549ca641a469eea89agloucestercitizenen50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200813142400https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/sussex-earthquake-3-magnitude-tremor-hits-english-channel/ar-BB17Utmj© Provided by The Independent. An 3.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the English Channel just off the coast. The tremor happened at around 9am on Thursday morning, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre ( The earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 7km, took place in the....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:25:00 +0200msn-uk-02147f14e832d00146829dd6171193femsn-uken50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersInternet ExplorerEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological CentreThe Independent20200813122500https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-sussex-earthquake-uk-hit-22514595A 3.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the English channel. It was recorded 50km east of Eastbourne in Sussex this morning at around 9.05am. It occurred at a depth of 7km underground and was registered in Camber Sands (34km away) and Lewes (72km away). The earthquake was also registered in London (121km away), reports.Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:57:00 +0200dailystar-5a5c94e8b617d108ee3b35860fefdefcdailystaren50.77866 0.255643NaturalDisastersDaily Star20200813115700https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-sussex-earthquake-3-magnitude-22514417An earthquake off the UK coast with a 3-magnitude tremor has hit the English channel. It is understood that the centre of the tremor was 50km east of Eastbourne this morning (August 13) at around 9.05pm. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which provides alerts on....Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:49:00 +0200themirror-3f18788aa9d535db47f3b5d6f39e920dthemirroren51.4879 -0.177998NaturalDisastersSunday MirrorGetty ImagesFacebookEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological CentreDaily MirrorMirror Online20200813114900https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/08/04/after-spending-rs-24-million-spent-on-new-facility-fate-of-national-national-library-is-still-uncertainSince the Cabinet decided to stop plans for the construction of Nepal National Library at Jamal, Ganesh Shah has been feeling distraught over the government’s move. “Libraries help in making a thinking society, a society that creates innovators, makers, even revolutionaries like Karl Marx.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:04:00 +0200kathmandupost-0c458a594e5ef55d5865a14670290a2bkathmanduposten27.712 85.313NaturalDisastersBritish LibraryKarl MarxMinistry of EducationSharma OliTribhuvan UniversityChandra CollegeGanesh ShahMani Pokharel20200805050400https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/08/04/after-spending-rs-24-million-spent-on-new-facility-fate-of-national-national-library-is-still-uncertainSince the Cabinet decided to stop plans for the construction of Nepal National Library at Jamal, Ganesh Shah has been feeling distraught over the government’s move. “Libraries help in making a thinking society, a society that creates innovators, makers, even revolutionaries like Karl Marx.Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:52:00 +0200kathmandupost-467ac74890303b66d7b2327b66df02a3kathmanduposten27.712 85.313NaturalDisastersBritish LibraryKarl MarxMinistry of EducationSharma OliTribhuvan UniversityChandra CollegeGanesh ShahMani Pokharel20200804055200https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/08/04/after-spending-rs-24-million-spent-on-new-facility-fate-of-national-national-library-is-still-uncertainSince the Cabinet decided to stop plans for the construction of Nepal National Library at Jamal, Ganesh Shah has been feeling distraught over the government’s move. “Libraries help in making a thinking society, a society that creates innovators, makers, even revolutionaries like Karl Marx.Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:18:00 +0200kathmandupost-41d54eb97e96fe378066c4758c9f6e46kathmanduposten27.712 85.313NaturalDisastersBritish LibraryKarl MarxMinistry of EducationSharma OliTribhuvan UniversityChandra CollegeGanesh ShahMani Pokharel20200804041800https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-study-detects-thousands-of-earthquakes-in-b-c-peace-region-most-linked-to-fracking-1.5668236?cmp=rssB.C.'s Peace region is experiencing roughly 1,500 small earthquakes a year and most of them are connected to fracking operations, according to a new study. Researchers set up 15 earthquake detectors around the region and recorded 5,757 tiny earthquakes that were otherwise undetected between 2017 and 2019.Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:07:00 +0200CBC-9cfd93390158d04e71073514eb4c4750CBCen56.45393 -120.926399NaturalDisastersMcGill UniversityRadio-Canada20200803190700https://mia.mk/today-in-history-141/?lang=en2 August 2020 (MIA) 338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. 216 BC – Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a....Sun, 02 Aug 2020 09:53:00 +0200mia-mk-1e7ad70cf0880c5ff86e73c0984ad5admia-mken37.944 23.6529AirTransportConflictNaturalDisastersVietnam WarJohn F. KennedyAlbert EinsteinHenry HudsonWorld War IIPhilip IIDallas/Fort Worth International AirportFranklin D. RooseveltLeonardo da VinciGulf WarLeó SzilárdToronto Pearson International AirportWorld War ICommonwealth of Nations20200802095300https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1724126/tremblement-terre-seisme-fracturation-hydraulique-etudeLa région du district de Peace River en Colombie-Britannique subit plus de 1500 petits tremblements de terre par année et la plupart d’entre eux sont liés à des opérations de fracturation, selon une étude publiée récemment. Les chercheurs ont placé 15 détecteurs de séismes dans la région.Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:31:00 +0200radio-canada-224a95e35d8388f523c4495fbb4c4922radio-canadafr4.63022 -74.080513Peace River: thousands of small earthquakes linked to the fracturing, according to a studyPeace River: thousands of small earthquakes linked to the fracturing, according to a studyNaturalDisastersUniversité McGillBC Hydro20200803233100https://chillreport.com/hurricane-laura-a-flood-in-louisiana-united-states/Hurricane Laura hit the US state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said there was flooding due to the storm. Hurricane Laura, which is moving off the coast with a wind speed of 240 kmph, is expected to cause severe tidal surge. The British media BBC reported this.Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:48:00 +0200chillreport-0b52bedadf074495cb4bfcedeb5716d6chillreporten37.176689 -113.2855NaturalDisastersGreg AbbottBBC20200827144800https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/31/body-found-search-missing-british-diplomat-vanished-jogging/A body has been found in the search for a missing British diplomat who vanished while out jogging over three months ago. Richard Morris, the UK’s former ambassador to Nepal, disappeared after he set out from his home in Bentley, Hampshire, near Farnham, on the morning of May 6.Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:40:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-10fecbd8e2f02e6db838f4e84de870a9newsnow-co-uken51.4879 -0.177998NaturalDisastersRichard Morris20200901014000https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Startups/Disaster-prone-Japan-doubles-as-real-world-test-lab-for-US-startupsTOKYO -- Ahmad Wani, the CEO of One Concern, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to gauge what kind of damage a disaster might leave behind, founded his company in California, no stranger to wildfires, earthquakes and other natural disasters. But One Concern now finds itself as part of a trend in which U.Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +0200nikkei-en-77a49fa5636cc2e7e349adb7f891505enikkei-enen32.788521 130.714905NaturalDisastersGoogleIBMSteve BowenMiyagi PrefectureAhmad WaniSompo HoldingsCabinet Office20200901204500