27330 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://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bans-partially-lifted-as-of-wednesday-as-quebec-forest-fires-ease-1.6476569The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has announced that, as of this Wednesday, the territory affected by the ban on open fires in or near forests will be modified due to recent favourable changes in weather conditions. As in previous advisories, this territory is located in north-western Quebec.2023-07-12T16:01+0200barrie-dd4bd03714019b661f129e644219ce5a20230712160100https://www.vikendi.net/2023/07/12/dam-in-vermont-is-about-to-burst/Heavy rains have caused dangerous flooding in the Northwest of the United States. The authorities in the state of Vermont warn of the rupture of a dam whose capacity limit has been reached. “The devastation and flooding we are witnessing throughout Vermont is historic and catastrophic,” Gov. Phil Scott said.2023-07-12T10:33+0200vikendi-724707b232df5300557294f4711bff2d20230712103300https://article.wn.com/view/2023/07/12/Forest_Fires_In_Canada_Between_The_Balm_Of_The_Rain_And_The_/(MENAFN - Costa Rica News) --a- Forest fires in Canada continue to break records. More than 5.2 million hectares have already been devastated by the flames in the North American country and some ... ......2023-07-12T10:29+0200wn-f329136080c6081a7fa218a09c2074fb20230712102900https://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20230711-radar-can-help-fight-wildfires-identify-flashflood-risksRadar imaging technology can provide valuable insight into the location and extent of wildfires in remote Arctic and Subarctic forests, like those currently burning in Canada. Capable of penetrating clouds and smoke, and imaging day and night, Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) can play a critical role in wildfire monitoring.2023-07-12T00:08+0200homelandsecuritynewswire-9b4b4c18baff620bd897d61efe10c61e20230712000800