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://climatechangedispatch.com/media-push-phony-claim-that-nhs-being-overrun-by-climate-migrants/Population data indicate net migration to the state driven by climate change is not occurring.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:17:00 +0100climatechangedispatch-f09a9c9efe4aa17842fad914d69bae1eclimatechangedispatchen40.772658 -90.833961MigrationClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersJames TaylorMountain West20210118161700https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/Final%20Press%20Release-IMD%20Foundation%20Day-2021.pdf__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mausam Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Phones: 011-24631913, 011-47100160; Fax No.Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:04:00 +0100mausam-e3b9ddb359c4487c80b52db0ad742737mausamen32.122082 76.299522UNbodiesFoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersIndia Meteorological DepartmentUnited NationsCentral Water CommissionGlobal Forecast SystemWMOMobile AppGoogleIndian OceanSAARCMeteorological Centre20210114140400https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/early-warning-system-helps-farmers-survive-floods-and-droughtsEnglish News and Press Release on Somalia about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Flash Flood and more; published on 08 Dec 2020 by UNDPThu, 14 Jan 2021 12:25:00 +0100reliefWeb-67a9bd59a2312e2e158ffa8872bc4a55reliefWeben8.489526 49.578499FloodingEMF_HealthUNbodiesEnvironmentFoodSecurityFoodAidClimateChangeNaturalDisastersGlobal Environment FacilityJama MohamedMohamed ElmiGEF20210114122500https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2021/01/11/state-federal-help-still-available-for-oregon-wildfire-survivors/SALEM, Ore. – Resources are still available to assist the survivors of 2020’s devastating wildfires. The Oregon Office of Emergency Management and FEMA continue to work together on assistance with housing, property damage, flood insurance, free counseling, pro-bono legal aid and case management. State, Local and Community Resources.Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:01:00 +0100mycentraloregon-ff3a7621356346466eb92833338e1c03mycentraloregonen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersNational Flood Insurance Program20210111160100http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/258147With a population of over 140 million, our beloved motherland is Bangladesh. Economically we are very backward. The key challenges to our development are achieving food security, ensuring education and medical care for all citizens of the country, and achieving overall economic growth through....Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:15:00 +0100theindependentbd-60044489b4973b0c787b69bc327f16f7theindependentbden23.7099 90.4071UNbodiesFoodSecurityFoodAidEcologyNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeClimateActionAlexander GolubUN General AssemblyUnited NationsEarth Summit20210111131500https://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2014033101_enThe United Nations scientific panel on climate change today presented its latest report on the impacts of climate change, society's vulnerability to them, and the capacity and limits to adapt to the changing climate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report finds clear evidence that....Sat, 09 Jan 2021 05:15:00 +0100EC-1a0bac711781ad42e39527ae90d0cea7ECenUNbodiesFoodSecurityFoodAidKyotoProtocolEcologyNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeMARS-STATFloodingUnited NationsConnie HedegaardEUIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeNobel Peace PrizeAl Gore20210109051500https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/533366-record-broken-for-number-of-billion-dollar-weather-and-climateU.S. weather and climate disasters hit an all-time high in 2020 with 22 separate catastrophes that cost over $1 billion each. The previous record for most billion-dollar weather and climate disasters was 16, which occurred in 2011 and 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announcement on Friday.Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:11:00 +0100thehill-445d0b5c4cbb0a00f9d89ed54a5df7b4thehillen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersHurricane LauraNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration20210108201100http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/08/c_139650079.htmBERLIN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Global losses from natural disasters increased to around 210 billion U.S. dollars last year, up from 166 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, the German reinsurance group Munich Re said on Thursday. The United States was hit particularly hard. Hurricanes, severe thunderstorms and wildfires caused 95 billion U.Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:42:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-be731f31353a4ddeab2c53b6cff43e9cxinhuanet_enen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersTorsten JeworrekHurricane LauraMunich ReErnst Rauch20210107224200https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-one-cyclone-death-reported-in-manica-181106/One person died, and 68 families lost their homes when cyclone Chalane swept across the central Mozamnbican province of Manica on Wednesday. The death occurred in the 16th June neighbourhood of the provincial capital, Chimoio, where a man was electrocuted because of the electricity cables that the storm had brought down.Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:43:00 +0100clubofmozambique-5db98c2aa5a587bb15bb99ca576359b5clubofmozambiqueen-18.929501 32.900909NaturalDisastersEdson Macuacua20210104084300https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/118159/Was-this-morning-s-Monterey-quake-caused-by-manmade-activity.htmlMonterey's earthquake earlier today at a very noticeable magnitude of 4.3 sent shockwaves through the region's inhabitants, literally. The uncharacteristically very shallow quake of barely 4 miles below the surface caused a flurry of comments to flood our VolcanoDiscovery monitoring service.Sat, 02 Jan 2021 20:02:00 +0100volcanodiscovery-8500f8df97613bad9627a721151f534bvolcanodiscoveryen25.6773 -100.317NaturalDisastersVirginia TechBay Area News Group20210102200200https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/08/30/houston-newsmakers-responding-to-hurricane-laura/When tragedy happens in Texas, all Texans want to pitch in and help. The United Way and the American Red Cross are the principal agencies kicking into gear to help with the initial response and to help build communities back to normal. On this week’s Houston Newsmakers John Rollins, the Director of....Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:52:00 +0100click2houston-f349b65894ef1a900b69cabd0943a7f3click2houstonen29.7718 -95.4071NaturalDisastersRed CrossJeff LindnerHurricane LauraJohn Rollins20210101185200https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/bangladesh-govt-dismayed-by-bhasan-char-misinformation-1754791-2020-12-31The Bangladesh government has called on the international community, including the United Nations, to take steps to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar without opposing the relocation process to Bhasan Char. The government has also said that the Rohingyas, who were relocated to Bhasan Char, decided to....Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:55:00 +0100indiatoday-41e5b48fbfc703023b27c074e9ce8381indiatodayen23.7099 90.4071UNbodiesNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUnited Nations20201231105500https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/rohingya-relocation-to-bhashan-char-not-forceful-dhaka-says-1609329026Bangladesh has said 30-year-old island Bhashan Char is completely safe and suitable for human habitation with all the amenities and there has been no forceful relocation. "There is no question of the use of force, intimidation or the use of money to influence the decision of the participants," said....Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:28:00 +0100thefinancialexpress-f893b80af54df5cb9ec34d63fb8d75ebthefinancialexpressen22.81008 91.099747UNbodiesNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUnited Nations20201230132800https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/12/30/dhaka-relocation-of-rohingyas-to-bhashan-char-not-forcefulBangladesh has said 30-year-old island Bhashan Char is completely safe and suitable for human habitation with all the amenities and there has been no forceful relocation. "There is no question of the use of force, intimidation or the use of money to influence the decision of the participants," said....Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:11:00 +0100dhakatribune-82c11c7b3f2984785f4cfe713d0dbd97dhakatribuneen22.81008 91.099747UNbodiesNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUnited Nations20201230131100http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/257776Bangladesh has said 30-year-old island Bhashan Char is completely safe and suitable for human habitation with all the amenities and there has been no forceful relocation. "There is no question of the use of force, intimidation or the use of money to influence the decision of the participants,"…Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:21:00 +0100theindependentbd-a770af5a4e473cf82b89efc460c2a464theindependentbden22.81008 91.099747UNbodiesNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUnited Nations20201230122100https://climatechangedispatch.com/higher-property-values-not-climate-change-behind-rising-disaster-costs/A new article falsely links the high costs of natural disasters to climate change. Here's why.Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:41:00 +0100climatechangedispatch-d170f3421aa8ab9f56842d37a4317a8cclimatechangedispatchen38.9051 -77.0162EnvironmentUNbodiesNaturalDisastersClimateChangeNASAUnited NationsGoogle NewsChristian AidCopernicus Atmosphere Monitoring ServiceIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeNational Hurricane CenterThe GuardianBjorn LomborgAnthony Watts20201229154100https://wn.com/Flash_floodsFlash flood. A flash flood is a rapid of low-lying areas: washes, and . It may be caused by heavy associated with a , or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods may occur after the collapse of a natural or debris dam , or a human structure such as a man-made , as occurred before the Johnstown Flood of 1889.Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:28:00 +0100palestinewater-b5e10094fd1d7a74cd17afe13f68b01bpalestinewateren42.570278 -100.059402MARS-STATNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidFlooding20201229042800https://www.earth.com/news/glocal-approach-is-needed-to-mitigate-flood-damage/An international team of researchers is calling for a new approach to help mitigate the destructive effects of floods, which are increasingly affecting communities worldwide. The report, sponsored by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics , says that large-scale global forecasting and on-the-ground....Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:52:00 +0100earth-dc7518c8231c301167d6f383b4c8905bearthen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20201228175200https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-cyclone-over-madagascar-heading-towards-beira-aim-report-180785/Tropical cyclone Chalane hit the east coast of Madagascar on Saturday, and is now forecast to follow a course that will take it across the Mozambique Channel in the direction of Beira. is now an overland depression & will continue to batter #Madagascar until pushing into the Mozambique Channel on Monday.Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:05:00 +0100clubofmozambique-57681ac0a9d2187376c37100c83e7964clubofmozambiqueen-18.90765 47.527679NaturalDisastersUnited States NavyIndian OceanFilipe NyusiJason Nicholls20201228080500https://theaseanpost.com/article/2020-weather-disasters-boosted-climate-changeA man rows a boat along a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Bandung on 25 December, 2020. (AFP Photo) The 10 costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth US$150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday.Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:04:00 +0100theaseanpost-241aa402d6698ca35c33ad2d474035c5theaseanposten-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersClimateActionEcologyEnvironmentClimateChangeParis AgreementChristian AidUniversity of New South WalesThe LancetWorld Meteorological OrganizationWMOUniversity of OxfordKat KramerWater ManagementClimate Change Research CentreFriederike OttoPetteri Taalas20201228050400https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/stakeholders-call-more-transboundary-cooperation-address-disaster-risk-koshi-riverCountries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal Source: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Earlier this year, the South Asian floods of 2020 were declared a humanitarian crisis when millions across the subcontinent were impacted. Already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, some 9.Wed, 23 Dec 2020 04:22:00 +0100reliefWeb-41e6de333c5effb171e450863bb25064reliefWeben23.7099 90.4071FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersUNbodiesClimateActionCrisisResponseRegionalPolicyEnvironmentParis AgreementEnvironment; InternationalNational Disaster Management AuthoritySichuan UniversityPatna UniversityInternational Water Management InstituteUNICEFAnil PokhrelNational Disaster Risk ReductionYang Yongping20201223042200https://reliefweb.int/report/belize/dtm-regional-overview-countries-impacted-hurricanes-eta-and-iota-latin-america-andEnglish Infographic on Belize and 9 other countries about Shelter and Non-Food Items, Flood, Land Slide and more; published on 22 Dec 2020 by IOMTue, 22 Dec 2020 16:27:00 +0100reliefWeb-9900e7ea21a677782d3d2944bfce85b6reliefWeben38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersUNbodiesIOMUnited Nations20201222162700https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-water-rights-evaporate-22349/In August 2020, we outlined four notable interstate water rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that are likely to change how states use and treat water as a resource. One of those cases, Texas v. New Mexico , addresses how states may allocate their respective water rights under an interstate....Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:54:00 +0100jdsupra-4339dadbf8236cb5e4f6e7a52a8624c3jdsupraen31.41708 -103.498398NaturalDisastersClimateChangeEnvironment20201221225400https://www.theepochtimes.com/bidens-carbon-restrictions-arent-justified-by-the-false-climate-change-natural-disaster-link_3664492.htmlis to blame. Each report received copious amounts of coverage by the mainstream media. I suspect the timing of the releases and the coordinated coverage were not by coincidence. They were intended to gin up support for radical climate action by the incoming Biden administration.Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:52:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk-94865dfe517b79fd93ea75e8d119e603newsnow-co-uken29.437222 -97.528611EnvironmentClimateChangeNaturalDisastersNASAChristian AidCopernicus Atmosphere Monitoring ServiceEpoch TimesNational Hurricane CenterMunich ReNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationradicalRyan Maue20210120205200https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/bo-leaving-denial-and-chaos-behind/As an archetype, Pharaoh is not a bad actor, he is simply an aspect of each one of us, our being in denial and thus chaotically attending to too many things in experience.1 The same is true for his servants (עבדיו), our acts of devoting attention in experience.Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:59:00 +0100timesofisrael-e8742415f67221ccaf76179fc08d9f40timesofisraelen43.643211 -72.014473NaturalDisastersJeremy BlackGeorge, NicholasAndrew George20210121085900https://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/7095713/helpful-hints-to-keep-up-to-date-with-emergency-support-news/?cs=9676With The Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a severe heat wave and high bushfire danger across Australia ahead of the Australia Day long weekend - Twitter has highlighted its new partnership with Australian Red Cross to keep people informed in a disaster.Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:15:00 +0100maitlandmercury-c692eb7aa1ba60f8432d71ccdc553bf0maitlandmercuryen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersRed CrossEmergency20210122041500https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/7095713/helpful-hints-to-keep-up-to-date-with-emergency-support-news/?cs=9676With The Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a severe heat wave and high bushfire danger across Australia ahead of the Australia Day long weekend - Twitter has highlighted its new partnership with Australian Red Cross to keep people informed in a disaster.Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:12:00 +0100portstephensexaminer-c692eb7aa1ba60f8432d71ccdc553bf0portstephensexamineren-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersRed CrossEmergency20210122041200https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7095713/helpful-hints-to-keep-up-to-date-with-emergency-support-news/?cs=7483With The Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a severe heat wave and high bushfire danger across Australia ahead of the Australia Day long weekend - Twitter has highlighted its new partnership with Australian Red Cross to keep people informed in a disaster.Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:33:00 +0100illawarramercury-c692eb7aa1ba60f8432d71ccdc553bf0illawarramercuryen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersRed CrossEmergency20210122043300https://www.news24.com/fin24/Economy/tropical-storm-eloise-threatens-to-disrupt-south-africas-power-supply-over-the-weekend-20210122Tropical Storm Eloise is expected to become a cyclone before making landfall later on Friday or early Saturday near the port of Beira in Mozambique; Eloise is forecast to lose strength as it moves across land, while still dumping rain in eastern and northern South Africa, where the nation generates....Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:19:00 +0100news24-1e82f7b7ddf6a865adba573348c9c7d3news24en-25.9622 32.5737NaturalDisastersUNbodiesUniversity of the WitwatersrandJennifer Fitchett20210122121900https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-cyclone-strengthening-and-heading-for-beira-aim-report-182757/Mozambique: Cyclone strengthening and heading for Beira – AIM report. Cyclone Eloise is on a course that will take it straight to the central Mozambican city of Beira, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), operated by the United States navy. At 06.Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100clubofmozambique-7c21184569081ec7f84848563616d485clubofmozambiqueen-18.929501 32.900909NaturalDisasters20210122172100https://clubofmozambique.com/news/ports-power-plants-brace-for-storm-heading-to-mozambique-southern-africa-182753/Mozambican port of Beira to temporarily halt operations Power plants in eastern South Africa face risk of flooding. Mozambique braced for the arrival of a cyclone that threatens to disrupt one of its key ports and flood power plants in neighbouring South Africa.Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100clubofmozambique-f2beede978a091ab10b68fe732fc2bb3clubofmozambiqueen-25.9622 32.5737UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUniversity of the WitwatersrandMatthew HillEskom HoldingsJennifer Fitchett20210122172100https://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/southern-africa-tropical-storm-eloise-flash-update-no5-22-january-2021English Situation Report on Mozambique and 5 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health, Epidemic, Flash Flood and more; published on 22 Jan 2021 by OCHAFri, 22 Jan 2021 23:17:00 +0100reliefWeb-d0fc932d015febb75062458c699e3e96reliefWeben51.3333333 -1.5NaturalDisastersWorld Meteorological OrganizationWMOForeign, CommonwealthThe Province20210122231700