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 http://www.thejakartapost.com/adv/2015/09/30/indonesian-disaster-report-first-quarter-2015.htmlThere have been 600 natural disasters that happened in the first quarter in 2015. Around 97.8 percent of those disasters were landslides, floods and strong winds. In terms of frequency, landslides are most common. Like previous years, the number of disasters that happened in January are the highest.Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:28:00 +0100JakartaPostenJakartaPost-26ebfa892482c2273f1387d7fb2efd85FloodingNaturalDisasters-6.19390739010302 106.8767482837-8.35472519635992 115.1183858456531.493104 124.841003-6.864054 109.033699-6.75 107.5-7.75434 110.0299-8.589982 116.136902-6.872662 112.030403-10.17244 123.577904-5.337832 120.1304021.25 124.8333333-6.92405 106.922203-8.545437 118.445801-2.483445 103.9068980.78539 127.36990420151028182800http://www.undispatch.com/parts-of-the-persian-gulf-will-be-uninhabitable-by-2100/It will be too hot for humans to even sweat. “By 2100, parts of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and others will experience combinations of temperature and humidity which make the deadly 2003 heat wave in Europe ‘look like a refreshing day’.Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:50:00 +0100undispatchenundispatch-2014bfea27c4e01cf78f1d87935e855fClimateChangeTerroristAttackNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidFedericaMogheriniImmigrationUNbodiesEnvironmentFightagainstFraudFRA-EUEU-AfricaEU-PacificEU-LatinAmericaEU-Asia24.63468 46.71791123.7505409354667 120.96966788308234.5309 69.1367573.15021 101.708-3.3725 29.356133.334 44.3978-6.18287 106.82914.6449445866494 -90.494664289925433.5193 36.313526.2149 50.58794.63022 -74.08051315.9342452321615 47.5468006036417-28.9972870207938 25.089228894487425.2951 51.507434.015 -6.8327233.718151 73.06054748.8521 2.3489938.9051 -77.016212.653 -7.9864824.4764 54.3705-4.32084 15.29870.322805 32.574828.5687 77.216820151028105000http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/newsindex.php?id=1184071KANGAR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to help Indonesia put out the forest fires which are the source of the haze in this region. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the government was awaiting approval from the Foreign Ministry and the military to send two aircraft (water bombers) to Indonesia.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:59:00 +0100bernamaenbernama-633e16ca44cefcd781581f0a1bd6136cNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.8292.58984537291265 113.30357141618920151027155900http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/newsindex.php?id=1183605KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- The government plans to upgrade disaster management facilities, including for flood and haze, with allocations provided under the Budget 2016. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the asset-upgrading process include buying....Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:11:00 +0100bernamaenbernama-0bdcf6d8a0ec06b94f16d90a25dfdd05NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.8293.1442152991448 101.6896098794520151026131100http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-team-deployed-fight-forest-fires-indonesia-returnsSINGAPORE – The Singapore team that went to help battle forest fires in Indonesia today (Oct 24) returned to Singapore after two weeks, having discharged more than 400,000 litres of water and doused more than 50 hotspots. Two C-130s, carrying Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Singapore Civil Defence....Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:59:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-74ce60cf557cc8e059841abfa3d38688ManMadeDisastersFloodingNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.8291.36100915482186 103.81078826424420151024115900http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/10/water-bombing-ineffective-fire-and-rescue-deptSEREMBAN: The Indonesian government’s effort of fighting forest fire that caused transboundary haze using “water-bombing” is ineffective, said Fire and Rescue Department director general Datuk Wira Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim. Wan Mohd Nor said at the moment, Indonesia was keen on getting expert assistance....Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:44:00 +0200nstennst-ea357527f7538361087af40d775d284cNaturalDisasters3.15021 101.708-5.238413 104.323720151013174400http://www.voanews.com/media/photogallery/october-4-2015-day-in-photos/2991006.htmlEmirati officials arrive for the launch of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives project in a ballroom at the Emirates Towers, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A man walks by cars piling up after floods in Mandelieu la Napoule, southern France.Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:46:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-34293ee65d2d52649ba6efa23b3ef729ConflictNaturalDisasters37.5380457749554 127.00586742437741.8955 12.490631.77375 35.22522-6.18287 106.82948.8521 2.3489924.4764 54.370514.61801 -90.52490220151004194600http://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-threatens-pacific-with-seesaw-sea-levels/El Niño, that periodic bubble of heat that hits the tropical Pacific every few years, has nothing to do with climate change but the phenomenon could be made much more devastating by climate change, according to two new studies. And that is bad news for a region where vulnerable coastlines are....Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:35:00 +0200eco-businesseneco-business-d4269d4e4be3c85d96a0a53c200fdf8aClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironment40.066248 -79.910783-41.3348 174.80746.192421 -82.33791435.6831 139.80934.147678 -85.68421936.972832 -122.012199-6.18287 106.82939.547222 -119.57833339.194469 -98.057899-29.683333 152.11666720150929043500http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/10/get-ready-worstThe floods are just round the corner, again. November will see the beginning of the deluge that has caused havoc over the east coast of the Malaysian peninsula every year and then, later it goes east to Sabah and Sarawak. According to the Meteorological Department, the east coast states of Pahang,....Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:44:00 +0100nstennst-ce3a7355ef2f5a3f875e0c915e59bb6aNaturalDisastersEnvironmentFoodSecurityFoodAid23.7505409354667 120.9696678830825.28048677745079 102.0287453559135.33601623706477 117.11974681234-6.18287 106.8294.77669365776013 101.1099100812182.58984537291265 113.3035714161893.73590427983326 102.54256659276535.2086 110.7274.92422058944356 102.95324576509520151031044400