EARTHQUAKE WARNING: ‘VERY large’ earthquake predicted to strike TOMORROW - shock alert EARTH is at serious risk of being hit by a “very, very large earthquake” before Monday, December...

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:50:00 +0100express (en)

The “major earthquake warning” was issued by the Ditrianum website on Thursday, telling people to be on alert for significant seismic activity between December 7 and 13. Netherlands-based Frank Hoogerbeets, who runs the website, said during this period Earth will be in line with Mars and Saturn which can be “highly critical”.

Brookfield residents file appeal in attempt to stop injection well

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 07:05:00 +0100vindy (en)

BROOKFIELD. Discussions over an appeal filed by Brookfield residents who seek to reverse the state’s authorization for a company to begin operating one of its injection wells will likely happen after the start of the new year. Linda Osterman, executive director of Ohio’s Oil and Gas Commission, said....

Complacency kills: Caribbean gears up for tsunamis

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 06:48:00 +0100bbc (en)

Image copyright Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Image caption Island nations like Grenada hope to be tsunami-ready by 2020. The last time a major tsunami hit the Caribbean region was in 1946, after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola.

UN emergency relief fund has 'never been more critical': Guterres

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 05:26:00 +0100globalsecurity (en)

7 December 2018 - The mission of the UN's Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which enables humanitarian responders to deliver life-saving assistance whenever and wherever crises strike, is more critical than ever, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, as a key pledging conference got underway at UN Headquarters in New York.

NAVFAC Southeast DAT Deploys After Tornado Touches Down at NSB Kings Bay

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 05:26:00 +0100globalsecurity (en)

. Navy New s Service. Story Number: NNS181207-09 Release Date: 12/7/2018 11:46:00 AM. From Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast Public Affairs. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast dispatched a five-person Damage Assessment Team (DAT) to Naval....

Monthly tsunami drills planned for Fiji

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 04:32:00 +0100rnzi (en)

Fiji's National Disaster Management Office says it will conduct tsunami drills every month. The director of the office, Anare Leweniqila, told the Fiji Times the drills will be conducted on the 5th of every month and will challenge people to react at inconvenient times.

World: Central Emergency Response Fund ‘Most Profitable Investment You Can Make for the Good of Humankind’, Secretary-General Tells Pledging Conference

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 00:30:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

SG/SM/19398-IHA/1460. Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the annual high-level pledging conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, in New York today: Effectively, there are things that I do not know much about. There are things that I do not care so much for.

Central Emergency Response Fund ‘Most Profitable Investment You Can Make for the Good of Humankind’, Secretary-General Tells Pledging Conference

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 23:21:00 +0100un-org (en)

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the annual high-level pledging conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, in New York today: Effectively, there are things that I do not know much about. There are things that I do not care so much for.

Soirée commémorative des 30 ans du tremblement de terre en Arménie - Hommage à Charles Aznavour

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:57:00 +0100armenews (fr)

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World: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, Opening Statement at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Central Emergency Response Fund, 7 December 2018

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:28:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

UN Headquarters, New York, 7 December 2018. As delivered. Secretary-General António Guterres, Excellencies and Ministers, distinguished guests, Thank you for coming. One year ago, we had an excellent fundraising for CERF, and today we’re hoping to do even better. That’s up to all of you. 126 Member States and observers have contributed to the CERF.

World: Secretary-General's remarks at annual High-Level Pledging Conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, 7 December 2018

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:28:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

as delivered. Effectively, there are things that I do not know much about. There are things that I do not care so much for, if there is something I care a lot for and I know something about, it’s the CERF. It allows me to tell you before reading some of the notes I have, to tell you two very clear things.

UN emergency relief fund has never been more critical: Guterres

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:01:00 +0100irishsun (en)

The mission of the UN's Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which enables humanitarian responders to deliver life-saving assistance whenever and wherever crises strike, is more critical than ever, said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, as a key pledging conference got underway at UN Headquarters in New York.

UN emergency relief fund has ‘never been more critical’: Guterres

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 19:33:00 +0100un-news (en)

Looking back on his time as High Commissioner for Refugees , between 2005 and 2010, the UN chief described the CERF as the “most precious instrument” he had, to respond to new emergencies, and to address “forgotten” crises which the international community sometimes overlook.

UN emergency relief fund has ‘never been more critical’: Guterres

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 19:21:00 +0100un-org (en)

Looking back on his time as High Commissioner for Refugees , between 2005 and 2010, the UN chief described the CERF as the “most precious instrument” he had, to respond to new emergencies, and to address “forgotten” crises which the international community sometimes overlook.

Thirty years after Armenian earthquake, a New Yorker remembers his rescue

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:07:00 +0100eurasianet (en)

After the earthquake. (C.J. Langer/U.S. Geological Survey) When a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit his hometown, Gyumri, on December 7, 1988, 14-year-old Ara Tadevossian’s apartment building collapsed on top of him and his mother. He was trapped. But in a grim way, he was lucky: A chunk of concrete was....

MIL-OSI United Nations: Secretary-General’s remarks at annual High-Level Pledging Conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund [as delivered]

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:49:00 +0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: United Nations secretary general. Effectively, there are things that I do not know much about. There are things that I do not care so much for, if there is something I care a lot for and I know something about, it’s the CERF. It allows me to tell you before reading some of the notes I have, to tell you two very clear things.

New Caledonia earthquake: Is is safe to travel to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji? A MASSIVE earthquake struck off New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, triggering a...

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:28:00 +0100express (en)

The earthquake struck at 4.18am UTC (3.18pm local time) and registered at magnitude 7.6. It struck about 95 miles southeast of the Loyalty Islands, part of the French Territory New Caledonia. At a depth of six miles, this shadow earthquake could pose a major hazard to land.

New Caledonia TSUNAMI warning: Alert issued after 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:27:00 +0100express (en)

The shallow earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands today around 4.18am GMT (UTC). Preliminary tests show the tremors occurred at a depth of mourned six miles (10km). Two aftershocks were later recorded at 5.9 magnitude and 5.7 magnitude north of the island.

Earthquakes today: Second quake hit South Pacific in 24hrs - Why is Ring of Fire so deadly

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:27:00 +0100express (en)

Norfolk Island in Australia was struck by a magnitude 6 earthquake, making it the second quake to hit the South Pacific in 24 hours. Yesterday New Caledonia was struck by a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake, but no damage was caused. Both quakes struck along the Ring of Fire, where around 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes occur.

New Caledonia earthquake: WATCH as tsunami warning issued after HUGE quake – VIDEO

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:27:00 +0100express (en)

Tsunami waves were observed at Maré Island in New Caledonia and Lenakel in Vanuatu. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has said tsunami waves at around three to 10 feet were possible along the coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Live video footage from GLP Hotels shows the coast of New Caledonia as the tsunami threat looms.