424180 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.engadget.com/usgs-earthquake-early-warning-system-west-coast-mobile-alerts-170918179.htmlThe US Geological Survey's earthquake early warning system now covers the entire West Coast. As of Tuesday, residents in Washington will start receiving mobile alerts when an earthquake is about to hit, giving them a few moments to prepare. The ShakeAlert system debuted in Los Angeles in 2018.Tue, 04 May 2021 19:18:00 +0200engadget-a40e6f36fcdc2fc9d6e2505f4cbd370c20210504191800https://www.sciencecodex.com/earthquake-tsunami-hazards-subduction-zones-might-be-higher-current-estimates-672476Two of the most destructive forces of nature - earthquakes and tsunamis - might actually be more of a threat than current estimates according to new research conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico and the Nanyang Technological University published today in Nature Geoscience.Tue, 04 May 2021 08:15:00 +0200sciencecodex-ecdcfedca59aa55fb093f1e09f6aa61e20210504081500https://techcodex.com/earthquake-and-tsunami-hazards-along-coasts-might-be-higher-than-expected/The researchers developed a new method to assess earthquake and tsunami hazards represented by the most distant part of offshore subduction zones and found that the hazard might have been systematically underestimated in some areas, meaning that tsunami risk assessments should be redone given the new results.Mon, 03 May 2021 22:32:00 +0200techcodex-1ad5bb03a0b3b20ce3d4f3feff6fe8b420210503223200https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2021/05/03/earthquake-and-tsunami-hazards-along-coasts-might-be-higher-than-expected/Understanding the potential rupture behavior of megathrusts, particularly in the shallow offshore part of the fault where most destructive tsunamis are generated, is therefore a critical task for geoscientists forecasting seismic and tsunami inundation hazards.Mon, 03 May 2021 22:24:00 +0200forbes-54bdbdc51948a62afc36a50a9f8097ff20210503222400