252150 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://scitechdaily.com/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-triggered-monstrous-global-tsunami-with-mile-high-waves/“This tsunami was strong enough to disturb and erode sediments in ocean basins halfway around the globe, leaving either a gap in the sedimentary records or a jumble of older sediments,” said lead author Molly Range. She conducted the modeling study for a master’s thesis under U-M physical....2022-10-05T11:18+0200scitechdaily-1e0c46c4213cc502acece3519559d56b20221005111800https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/10/04/2248247/asteroid-that-killed-the-dinosaurs-also-triggered-global-tsunami. Space.com reports: A new study led by University of Michigan scientists reveals that this tsunami scoured the ocean floor and left geologic traces as far away as New Zealand -- thousands of miles away from the impact site off what's now Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.2022-10-05T09:01+0200slashdot-2642e15721f894c85a6739ea99b147c320221005090100https://pina.com.fj/2022/10/05/concerns-heighten-as-japan-takes-another-step-toward-dumping-nuke-wastewater-into-pacific-ocean/Environmental concerns were high on the list of issues to be addressed at the recent three-day Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, held in Honolulu from 12 to 14 September with Japan’s decision to release up to 1.25 million tons of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean one of the most pressing concerns.2022-10-05T07:04+0200pina-8a3a58fbc143d0021cea3a83a79647e920221005070400https://www.ibtimes.com/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-triggered-monstrous-global-tsunami-researchers-find-video-3620306The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs and caused a mass extinction of life on Earth had another major impact on the planet. It also triggered a "monstrous" global tsunami, as per evidence discovered by a team of researchers. The Chicxulub crater near the Yucatan peninsula is believed to be the site....2022-10-05T05:13+0200ibtimes-d190ef04b405954eef549362c49efaf520221005051300