245240 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.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-home/guido-van-der-werf-appointed-as-personal-professor-of-natural-fires-and-carbon-cycle.htmVan der Werf’s research focuses on the emissions of CO2 and other gases released during forest fires. Thanks to massive amounts of data collected on these emissions, he can increasingly calculate their impact on climate and air quality. ‘In Wageningen, there is an immense wealth of knowledge in the....2023-09-05T15:57+0200wageningenur-9f0b9f026ab54650eec9dce4269e75a920230905155700https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/12/9/106A thunderstorm is a meteorological phenomenon characterised by strong winds, heavy rain or snow, and often accompanied by lightning and thunder. Thunderstorms, which vary in size and intensity, are formed by the collision of warm and cold air masses, resulting in the formation of convective clouds.2023-09-05T13:34+0200mdpi-ba6b7dbc9c7cf3d03fcab4bd55af505920230905133400https://www.archyde.com/global-air-pollution-crisis-a-greater-threat-to-public-health-than-smoking-or-alcohol-consumption/2023-09-04 21:00:48. Air pollution poses a greater risk to global health than smoking or alcohol consumption, and this danger is exacerbated in certain regions of the world such as Asia and Africa, details a study published at the end of August. According to this report by the University of....2023-09-05T02:44+0200archyde-9f536544dc6451ce5581c41df5f119f220230905024400https://www.leggo.it/video/primopiano/incendi_california_piano_salvare_sequoie_giganti_oggi_4_9_2023-7611509.htmlGli che hanno devastato la California negli ultimi anni hanno colpito anche le sequoie giganti, alberi imponenti che vivevano lì da migliaia di anni. Impressionanti le immagini dall'alto delle foreste bruciate. Un patrimonio che il National Park Service degli Stati Uniti vuole provare a salvare,....2023-09-04T17:53+0200leggo-fa30253422e3950a7e7600b477cbdbf720230904175300