16590 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://reliefweb.int/training/3677569/mooc-geospatial-applications-disaster-risk-managementThe United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Asia and the Pacific (Affiliated to the United Nations) are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management”.Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:23:00 +0200reliefWeb-ef38fa64c9afb52d463a3343026faf0b20201014062300https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1347432/volcano-news-Nyiragongo-Congo-Rwanda-Gomanlava-lake-disaster-risk-experts-ontNyiragongo, a volcano on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, is seeing its lava lake filling at an alarming rate. Volcanologists have wanted the rise in lava levels could spell disaster for nearby communities. Nyiragongo last erupted in 2002, killing 250 people and wiping out 20 percent of neighbouring city Goma.Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:13:00 +0200express-ea0111711aa29237257811846537149620201014051300https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2020/10/13/3-3-magnitude-earthquake-felt-east-flagstaff/3643522001/A small earthquake rattled nearby Flagstaff around 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was recorded with a magnitude of 3.3 at a depth of approximately 3.1 miles, and was slightly noticeable for people within 20 miles of the earthquake, according to the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map.Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:22:00 +0200azcentral-792fa904ff7146a746767deab607f1be20201014002200https://www.usgs.gov/news/shakeout-2020-staying-safe-when-ground-starts-rumbleU.S. Geological Survey scientists have determined that nearly half of Americans are exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes based on where they work and live. Still others will be at risk when traveling. Everyone everywhere should know how to protect themselves during an earthquake.Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:10:00 +0200usgs-gov-5fbfe86b3b3264c41bc8c2594b81fdd220201013191000