426220 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.farmprogress.com/conservation/douglas-fir-tree-rings-suggest-1700-tsunamiCore samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees in the South Beach area just south of Newport showed reduced growth following the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the Pacific Northwest in 1700. The physical evidence from the Douglas-fir tree rings confirms modeling....2021-08-31T13:19+0200farmindustrynews-084ec8f740b5e8e4b4daebaed91366a720210831131900https://www.theepochtimes.com/japanese-artist-turns-thousands-of-miniature-origami-cranes-into-symbolic-bonsai-trees_3941130.htmlto be tightly linked to war and peace is now giving a new meaning to it by incorporating thousands of them into his works of art. Tiny, hand-folded paper cranes take on new life as “leaves” on the branches of bonsai-style tree sculptures, inviting viewers into a state of contemplation.2021-08-31T13:00+0200theepochtimes-68dbf855cd4cdaf5cbd184f1b031e44a20210831130000https://www.urdupoint.com/en/agriculture/plantation-held-at-general-bus-stand-1339070.htmlUnder Prime Minister ten billion tree tsunami project, tree plantation drive was held at the general bus stand here Tuesday. FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Aug, 2021 ) :Under ten tree tsunami project, tree plantation drive was held at the general bus stand here Tuesday.2021-08-31T12:09+0200urdupoint-c087e012b7bd43983cd18037c5955af120210831120900https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/british-rescuer-working-to-make-haiti-earthquake-town-safe/BBC- A British charity worker has described the ‘sporadic collapse’ of essential buildings following a devastating earthquake in Haiti. Rob Davis, 50, from Bath, spent 10 days leading a group of structural engineers for Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters (Saraid) on the island.2021-08-31T10:41+0200sunstkitts-053c9890994935b091e7a9f4d7bfad2220210831104100