800GDACS EMM News Feed 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 The Atlantic Ocean could be SWALLOWED by a terrifying ‘Ring of Fire’, scientists say as they discover a ‘sleeping’ subduction zone beneath the Gibraltar Straithttps://whatsnew2day.com/the-atlantic-ocean-could-be-swallowed-by-a-terrifying-ring-of-fire-scientists-say-as-they-discover-a-sleeping-subduction-zone-beneath-the-gibraltar-strait/Although it may seem like an eternal feature of Earth, the Atlantic Ocean could be engulfed by a vast subduction zone, nicknamed the “Ring of Fire,” a new study warns. Portuguese scientists say this subduction zone is currently located beneath the Strait of Gibraltar, the narrow gap between Spain and Morocco.2024-03-19T01:05+0100whatsnew2day-50314ff238d48b025f8a6b88116d114020240319010500Morocco offers earthquake reconstruction aid to 51,300 householdshttps://northafricapost.com/75924-morocco-offers-earthquake-reconstruction-aid-to-51300-households.htmlMorocco has offered 1 billion dirhams so far in reconstruction aid to 51,300 households hose houses were totally or partially destroyed in the September 7 quake that hit the High Atlas. The government has offered 20,000 dirhams in a first stage aid to families to start rebuilding their homes and....2024-03-18T16:02+0100northafricapost-e0dfeec0aaea3ace6c08b5a62bdec0db20240318160200Subduction Zone Below Gibraltar Strait Could Invade the Atlantic Ocean in 20 Million Yearshttps://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/49279/20240318/subduction-zone-below-gibraltar-strait-invade-atlantic-ocean-20-million.htm(Photo : Wikimedia Commons/ Earth_seafloor_crust_age_poster.gif) The subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is sleeping. However, it could become active and may break into the Atlantic Ocean after millions of years. Sleeping Subduction Zone Could Awaken and Break Into the Atlantic Ocean.2024-03-18T09:07+0100sciencetimes-97f164f53cbc6ffa3f8bfb8aae12c2a120240318090700This is how those affected by the Al Haouz earthquake in Morocco spend the month of Ramadanhttps://www.tellerreport.com/highlights/news/this-is-how-those-affected-by-the-al-haouz-earthquake-in-morocco-spend-the-month-of-ramadan.r1R8A9NAa.htmlResidents of the Al Haouz province in Morocco welcomed Ramadan with patience and determination to continue life. They cling to their customs of performing Tarawih prayers and teaching children the Holy Quran. Al Jazeera Net met with Hassan, the only survivor of his family, and other members of the village.2024-03-17T17:48+0100tellerreport-1342fb8d3887f278ed63abc1e01e787020240317174800