225590 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://eos.org/science-updates/swipe-left-on-the-big-one-better-dates-for-cascadia-quakes20 mins ago The popular media occasionally warns of an impending earthquake—the “big one”—that could devastate the U.S. Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, Canada. Although ranging into hyperbole at times, such shocking coverage provides wake-up calls that the region is indeed vulnerable....2021-08-20T16:23+0200eos-345f0d5f79fe86557219f985c945c3a520210820162300https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-94286-2Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be a powerful tool for detecting the distribution and abundance of target species. This study aimed to test the longevity of eDNA in marine sediment through a tank experiment and to use this information to reconstruct past faunal occurrence.2021-08-20T11:27+0200nature-Earth-and-Environmental-Sciences-c29ec7717b385a0e24510d723af1d18920210820112700https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20210820/jamaica-magnet-stormsBy its very geographical location, surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica lies in the path of tropical storms and hurricanes. And this fair isle has been visited by many of these powerful swirls over the years. These atmospheric phenomena, which occur any time between June 1 and November 30 can cause much destruction and loss of lives.2021-08-20T08:52+0200jamaica-gleaner-8009ecf572f9ba5883d714bd7b482d9520210820085200https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20210820/its-geography-stupidAbout 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, Jamaica was jolted by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. It turned out that it was a regional shake-up, and that there were severe losses of life and property in Haiti. Shortly after, social media were replete with posts declaring that Jamaica was spared the “wrath”....2021-08-20T08:52+0200jamaica-gleaner-bf76035e4ee09e72f0690c819a55750220210820085200