Massive Portuguese earthquake 'may send a three-metre high tsunami towards British coast and submerge Isles of Scilly'

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 04:34:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)

Experts say that much of the south-western British coast including islands such as Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, pictured, would be destroyed within four to six hours if there were to be a repeat of the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.

Massive Portuguese earthquake 'may send a three-metre high tsunami towards British coast and submerge Isles of Scilly'

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:48:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Experts say that much of the south-western British coast including islands such as Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, pictured, would be destroyed within four to six hours if there were to be a repeat of the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.

Isles of Scilly 'would be sunk by tsunami in event of earthquake'

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:56:00 +0200sundaymirror (en)

Scientists fear a repeat of the Great Lisbon ­Earthquake of 1755, which killed up to 100,000 and set off a tsunami

Cornwall tsunami fear

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 01:45:00 +0200thesun (en)

MASSIVE earthquake off Portugal could trigger Cornish tsunami which would decimate Britain’s coastline, boffins warn

Caso Ablyazov: tsunami Viminale, Via Procaccini e Valeri. Ecco i retroscena

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:12:00 +0200UnioneSarda (it)

Lo tsunami kazako sconvolge il Viminale. Le due teste pesanti cadute oggi - quella di Giuseppe Procaccini, capo di Gabinetto del ministro Alfano, e di Alessandro Valeri, capo della segreteria del capo della segreteria del Dipartimento di Pubblica sicurezza - sono solo le prime di una serie di....

Japan's former premier sues country's current prime minister

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:56:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled. With less than a week to go before upper house elections, the now-opposition figure Naoto Kan....

Former premier sues Shinzo Abe for libel over Fukushima disaster

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:19:00 +0200scmp (en)

Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled. With less than a week to go before upper house elections, Naoto Kan, who is now in opposition, said on his official website he would be taking legal action against Shinzo Abe.

Japan's former premier sues PM Abe

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:44:00 +0200nst (en)

TOKYO, Tokyo province: Japan’s premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled.

Massive Portuguese earthquake 'may send a three-metre high tsunami towards British coast and submerge Isles of Scilly'

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:12:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)

Experts say that much of the south-western British coast including slands such as Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, pictured, would be destroyed by a 10ft wall of water within four to six hours if there were to be a repeat of the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.

World: Pacific environment leader warns: ‘We will be the first to go under’

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:03:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, World By Andy McElroy GENEVA, 16 July 2013 - The head of a major Pacific regional organization said the region’s acute vulnerability left it no alternative but to lead the world in integrating risk....

Massive Portuguese earthquake 'may send a three-metre high tsunami towards British coast and submerge Isles of Scilly'

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:19:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Experts say that much of the south-western British coast including slands such as Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, pictured, would be destroyed by a 10ft wall of water within four to six hours if there were to be a repeat of the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.

Beach-storming drill in U.S. hones SDF amphibious edge

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:37:00 +0200japantimes (en)

One thousand members of the Self-Defense Forces have been learning how to recapture territory in the face of enemy fire, and while the shoreline may ...

Japan's former premier sues PM Abe for defamation

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:16:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

Naoto Kan, who was Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis, is suing current prime minister Shinzo Abe for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled.

Gucci fabrica bolsos con seda japonesa para ayudar a víctimas del tsunami

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:19:00 +0200lainformacion (es)

Tokio, 16 jul (EFE).- Gucci se ha asociado con un tradicional fabricante de seda japonesa para elaborar una exclusiva serie de bolsos cuyos beneficios irán destinos a las labores de reconstrucción del terremoto y tsunami de Japón de 2011.

Japan's former premier sues PM Abe

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:18:00 +0200timesofoman (en)

Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled.

Gucci fabrica bolsos con seda japonesa para ayudar a víctimas del tsunami

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:09:00 +0200es-noticias (es)

Tokio, 16 jul (EFE).- Gucci se ha asociado con un tradicional fabricante de seda japonesa para elaborar una exclusiva serie de bolsos cuyos beneficios irán destinos a las labores de reconstrucción del terremoto y tsunami de Japón de 2011.

Kan sues Abe for 3/11 defamation

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:04:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan sues Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for defamation, saying he has no grounds to accuse him of mismanaging the disaster at ...

Japan's former premier sues PM Abe

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:27:00 +0200AsiaOne (en)

TOKYO - Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled. With less than a week to go before upper house elections, the now-opposition figure Naoto Kan said on his....

Japan's former premier sues PM Abe

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:11:00 +0200thepeninsulaqatar (en)

TOKYO, Tokyo province: Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled. With less than a week to go before upper house elections, the now-opposition figure Naoto Kan....

Fadhel Jaïbi : Tsunami veut mobiliser tous les Tunisiens contre le projet obscurantiste

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:18:00 +0200leconomistemaghrebin (fr)

Pour annoncer les couleurs de sa nouvelle œuvre théâtrale, qui se sera présentée sur les planches du théâtre de Carthage aujourd’hui le 16 juillet, le metteur en scène Fadhel Jaïbi a accordé une interview. Cet article Fadhel Jaïbi : Tsunami veut mobiliser tous les Tunisiens contre le projet....

World: Social Media in Humanitarian Response

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:13:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: World Food Programme Country: World Affected populations taking response into their own hands - what does this means for the humanitarian community? The Haiti earthquake of 2010 turned humanitarian response on its head. The traditional top-down, agency-driven approach of information....

Thailand: Phuket vor 20 Jahren und heute – ein Vergleich

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:02:00 +0200AbendBlatt (de)

Nach 20 Jahren kehrt unser Autor nach Phuket zurück, er sieht Bungalows statt Regenwald. Und wo früher einsame Strände waren, stehen heute Liegestuhlreihen. Doch gibt es auch positive Veränderungen.

Thailand: Phuket vor 20 Jahren und heute – ein Vergleich

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:08:00 +0200BerlinMorgenpost (de)

Nach 20 Jahren kehrt unser Autor nach Phuket zurück, er sieht Bungalows statt Regenwald. Und wo früher einsame Strände waren, stehen heute Liegestuhlreihen. Doch gibt es auch positive Veränderungen.

UEFA, 'şampiyon Trabzon' diyecektir

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:53:00 +0200haberturk (tr)

Trabzonspor Başkan Yardımcısı Sebahattin Çakıroğlu, Tahkim Kurulu’nun verdiği son karar hakkında açıklamalarda bulundu

Trabzonspor'un şampiyonluk sevinci!

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:37:00 +0200internethaber (tr)

UEFA Tahkim Kurulu'nun kararının ardından Trabzonspor cephesinde büyük sevinç yaşanıyor.

"Artık şampiyonuz"

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:26:00 +0200haber-mynet (tr)

Trabzonspor cephesi, UEFA Tahkim Kurulu'nun kararını büyük bir sevinçle karşıladı. Trabzonspor: UEFA Tahkim Kurulu kararları ile deprem oluştu, arkası tsunami artık resmen şampiyonuz. Trabzonspor Başkan Yardımcısı Sebahattin Çakıroğlu, Trabzonspor'un 2010-11 sezonundaki şampiyonluğunun bu kararla tescil edilmiş olduğunu söyledi.

En Japón se podrán anticipar a los tsunamis

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:18:00 +0200lahora (es)

El Gobierno de ese país comenzó con la instalación de un sistema subacuático de sismómetros en la costa para realizar detecciones más rápidas y precisas de un tsunami. El proyecto, valorado en 32.000 millones de yenes (319 millones de dólares) y promovido por el Ministerio nipón de Educación y Ciencia, prevé la instalación de 5.

Animal-Transmitted Disease Reported In Solomon Islands

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:55:00 +0200pidp (en)

Rickettsia felis apparently present in Santa Cruz group. By Denver Newter. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, July 16, 2013) – An animal disease known as Rickettsia Felis which is connected to cat-fleas has been suspected in Santa Cruz, Temotu province, in the Solomon Islands. The disease can cause a high fever.

Magnitude-7.3 Southern Ocean quake is region’s strongest in decades

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:54:00 +0200bnowire (nl)

LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the Southern Ocean near the South Sandwich Islands on Monday afternoon, making it the region's largest earthquake in decades but causing no damage or casualties, seismologists said. No tsunami ... The post Magnitude-7.

Potente sismo de 7,3 grados afectó a las islas Shetland del Sur

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 02:54:00 +0200LaTercera (es)

El movimiento telúrico fue registrado por la base antártica argentina Orcadas. Se registraron olas de gran magnitud, "sin llegar a ser un tsunami".

Terremoto de 7,3 grados sacude islas del sur de Argentina

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 02:48:00 +0200eluniverso (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 7,3 en la escala Richter tuvo epicentro este lunes en las Islas Shetland del Sur, en el océano Antártico, y fue registrado por la base antártica argentina Orcadas, informaron fuentes oficiales. La Dirección del Antártico de Argentina informó en un comunicado que el sismo se....

Tsunami vurabilir

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 02:05:00 +0200hurriyetim (tr)

Tahkim Kurulu kararlarından sonraki en kritik soru: F.Bahçe ve Beşiktaş’ın kazandığı kupalar tehlikede mi? UEFA’nın Türkiye Futbol Federas-yonu’ndan, Fenerbahçe ve Beşiktaş’ın 2011 kupalarını almasını isteyip istemeyeceği konusunda kesin bir görüş yok.

Terremoto de 7,3 grados sacude islas Shetland del Sur

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:52:00 +0200lainformacion (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 7,3 en la escala Richter tuvo epicentro hoy en las Islas Shetland del Sur, en el océano Antártico, y fue registrado por la base antártica argentina Orcadas, informaron fuentes oficiales.

Fuerte sismo de 7,3 sacude zona de la Antártida y causa grandes olas

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:09:00 +0200lahora (es)

BUENOS AIRES, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, AFP. Un fuerte sismo de 7,3 grados en la escala de Richter sacudió este lunes un sector de la Antártida, generando olas de gran tamaño, informó la estación sismológica de la base argentina de las islas Orcadas, donde no hubo víctimas.

Campaign to 'demystify' climate change

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:02:00 +0200pina (en)

-The Australian Red Cross, together with regional scientific agencies, is launching an information campaign to help educate Pacific Island residents about the effects of climate change. It's well known that low-lying Pacific Island nations are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather.

Un sismo de 7,3 sacude la Antártida y causa grandes olas

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:01:00 +0200rt-es (es)

Un fuerte sismo de 7,3 grados ha sacudido este lunes las islas Orcadas del Sur, en la Antártida Argentina, generando olas de gran tamaño.

Terremoto de 7.3 grados sacude islas de archipiélago de Las Malvinas

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:00:00 +0200diariolibre (es)

BUENOS AIRES. - Un sismo de magnitud 7,3 en la escala Richter tuvo epicentro hoy en las Islas Shetland del Sur, en el océano Antártico, y fue registrado por la base antártica argentina Orcadas, informaron fuentes oficiales. La Dirección del Antártico de Argentina informó en un comunicado que el sismo se produjo a las 11.

Fuerte sismo de 7,3 sacude zona de la Antártida y causa grandes olas

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:29:00 +0200ElMercurioOnline (es)

No se produjeron daños materiales en la base y todo el personal se encuentra en perfecto estado, informó la base argentina de las islas Orcadas.

Fuerte sismo de 7,3 sacude zona de la Antártida y causa grandes olas

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:15:00 +0200noticias-terra (es)

Un fuerte sismo de 7,3 grados en la escala de Richter sacudió este lunes un sector de la Antártida, generando olas de gran tamaño, informó la estación sismológica de la base argentina de las islas Orcadas, donde no hubo víctimas....

Uranium Price and Miners Are Ready To Melt Up In Price

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:12:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)

Over the last few months, the price for precious metals has come down quite significantly once the two year support levels broke down starting in April.

Uranium Price and Miners Are Ready To Melt Up In Price

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:10:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)

Over the last few months, the price for precious metals has come down quite significantly once the two year support levels broke down starting in April.

Indian relatives search for missing a month after Himalayan tsunami

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:58:00 +0200irishsun (en)

Relatives of missing people, affected by the flash floods and landslides, display their photographs outside the Indian Air Force base in Dehradun, in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Danish ...

India's Flood: 5,748 missing, search to continue

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:39:00 +0200ATAP-en (en)

DEHRADUN (TAP) - Indian authorities said more than 5,000 people are missing following last month’s flash floods in the north in what could be the country’s worst natural disaster since the Indian Ocean tsunami almost a decade ago. Search operations to trace those missing will continue even after a....

Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire est un "défi", selon l'AIEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:49:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)

162 des 437 centrales dans le monde ont plus de trente ans... L'AIEA (Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique) a publié son rapport annuel lundi. Elle admet dans ce document que "la communauté nucléaire mondiale a accompli des progrès notables dans le renforcement de la sécurité nucléaire en 2012".

Le Vietnam apprécie la coopération avec la JICA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:45:00 +0200lecourrier (fr)

Nguyên Thiên Nhân a estimé que les aides publiques pour le développement (APD) injectées dans le développement des infrastructures, notamment le transport, dans la lutte contre la pauvreté, la formation des ressources humaines, la réforme administrative... avaient directement contribué au développement du Vietnam.

COR-Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire est un défi, dit l'AIEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:03:00 +0200LePoint (fr)

Correction: pas de référence directe au Tricastin dans le rapport. VIENNE (Reuters) - Nombre de réacteurs vieillissants posent le problème de la sécurité des centrales nucléaires dans le monde même si de nettes améliorations ont été apportées dans ce domaine l'an passé, estime l' L'AIEA a publié....

Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire pose problème

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:34:00 +020024heures (fr)

La sécurité des centrales nucléaires dans le monde est au coeur du dernier rapport de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA). Celle-ci met en garde contre l'exploitation des centrales à long terme.

U Fukušimy roste největší plovoucí větrná elektrárna. Sloupy turbíny dosahují výšky 200 metrů

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:32:00 +0200ihned (cs)

K břehům nedaleko poničené jaderné elektrárny ve Fukušimě přivezli první větrnou turbínu, která bude součástí největšího plovoucího větrného parku na světě. Japonská vláda doufá, že větrná elektrárna pomůže regionu vzpamatovat se z následků ničivé vlny tsunami z roku 2011.

Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire pose problème

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:29:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)

La sécurité des centrales nucléaires dans le monde est au coeur du dernier rapport de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA). Celle-ci met en garde contre l'exploitation des centrales à long terme.

Los reactores nucleares anticuados son un desafío de seguridad: OIEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:26:00 +0200es-noticias (es)

VIENA (Reuters) - El año pasado se lograron importantes avances en el reforzamiento de la seguridad nuclear en todo el mundo, dijo el organismo de la energía atómica de la ONU en su informe anual, pese al "desafío" que representan una gran cantidad de reactores anticuados.

Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire pose problème

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:17:00 +0200tdg (fr)

La sécurité des centrales nucléaires dans le monde est au coeur du dernier rapport de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA). Celle-ci met en garde contre l'exploitation des centrales à long terme.

Le Vietnam apprécie la coopération avec la JICA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:04:00 +0200vietnamplus-fr (fr)

Le vice-Premier ministre Nguyên Thiên Nhân a fait grand cas des programmes de coopération pour le développement que la JICA (Agence japonaise de coopération internationale) a réservés au Vietnam ces derniers temps.

Anticuados reactores nucleares son desafío de seguridad: IAEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:03:00 +0200noticias-terra (es)

El año pasado se lograron importantes avances en el reforzamiento de la seguridad nuclear en todo el mundo, dijo la agencia atómica de la ONU en su informe anual, pese al "desafío" que representan una gran cantidad de reactores anticuados....

Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire est un défi, estime l'AIEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:49:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)

Nombre de réacteurs vieillissants posent le problème de la sécurité des centrales nucléaires dans le monde même si de nettes améliorations ont été apportées dans ce domaine l'an passé, estime l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique. Dans son rapport annuel, l'AIEA mentionne notamment la....

Le vieillissement du parc nucléaire est un défi, estime l'AIEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:30:00 +0200LePoint (fr)

VIENNE (Reuters) - Nombre de réacteurs vieillissants posent le problème de la sécurité des centrales nucléaires dans le monde même si de nettes améliorations ont été apportées dans ce domaine l'an passé, estime l' Dans son rapport annuel, l'AIEA mentionne notamment la centrale française de....

Anticuados reactores nucleares son desafío de seguridad: IAEA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:10:00 +0200reuters-lta (es)

VIENA (Reuters) - El año pasado se lograron importantes avances en el reforzamiento de la seguridad nuclear en todo el mundo, dijo la agencia atómica de la ONU en su informe anual, pese al "desafío" que representan una gran cantidad de reactores anticuados.

U Fukušimy roste největší plovoucí větrná elektrárna. Turbíny dosahují výšky 200 metrů

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:49:00 +0200ihned (cs)

K břehům nedaleko poničené jaderné elektrárny ve Fukušimě přivezli první větrnou turbínu, která bude součástí největšího plovoucího větrného parku na světě. Japonská vláda doufá, že větrná elektrárna pomůže regionu vzpamatovat se z následků ničivé vlny tsunami z roku 2011.

A month on lets look back and learn our lessons NDMA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:10:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

Addressing a press conference today, Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna refused to declare as dead the 5,748 persons missing after the June 16 calamity in Uttarakhand, saying the mission to find them will not be given up.

Inside Japan's nuclear exclusion zone

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:37:00 +0200channel4 (en)

A notice at the train station ticket office reads: "Apologies - we will be back soon." But in the deserted radiation hotspot of Futaba, in post-Fukushima Japan, nobody will be back soon.

India: Almost 6,000 'presumed dead' following June floods

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:20:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)

About 6,000 people listed as missing in northern India following last month's flash floods are presumed dead, authorities have said. The announcement allows the government to begin paying victims' relatives compensation.

Hard lessons learnt from Uttarakhand: NDMA

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:28:00 +0200economictimes (en)

The unprecedented rain-flood tragedy that hit Uttarakhand a month ago has taught the NDMA on how to better manage calamities.

Video Advisory (July 15) Undersea debris

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:22:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

TOKYO - The following is the latest available news video. Undersea debris from 2011 tsunami -- Video ...

Solar Tsunami Used to Measure Sun's Magnetic Field

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:50:00 +0200farsnews-en (ar)

Solar tsunamis are produced by enormous explosions in the Sun's atmosphere called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). As the CME travels out into space, the tsunami travels across the Sun at speeds of up to 1000 kilometres per second. Similar to tsunamis on Earth, the shape of solar tsunamis is changed by the environment through which they move.

Island overcome by a ‘tsunami of racism’

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:43:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)

A “tsunami of racism” overcame Malta last week, according to Fr Joe Borg who used his Sunday Mass homily to remind his con­gregation of Pope Francis’s message of tolerance and solidarity towards immigrants. “Today, instead of delivering a homily, I will read out the homily that the Pope gave during his visit to Lampedusa just last Monday.

» INFOGRAPHIE - Comment sont protégées les centrales nucléaires

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:25:00 +0200lefigaro (fr)

Le territoire français est surveillé en permanence par les dispositifs de l'armée de l'air.Mais évidemment l'Etat ne va pas le chanter sur les toits.A croire que les français sont des grands naïfs.Nous devrions plutôt nous interroger pour qui roulent les greenpeace? que cherchent-ils? peut-être des....

Krasne fotografije ekstremnih vremenkih prilika

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:51:00 +0200monitor (hr)

mashable.com/2013/07/14/extreme-weather-photos Kategorije: Svijet, Zanimljivosti Tagovi: vrijeme

Tsunami Papendrecht op examen

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:34:00 +0200hetkontakt (nl)

PAPENDRECHT • De junioren van Kyokushin karateschool Tsunami deden afgelopen week examen voor een hogere graad. Het ging er geweldig sportief aan toe. Na eerst een technisch examen te hebben afgelegd, moesten de karateka's beginnen met de wedstrijden, oplopend van 4 partijen tot 12 partijen werden de partijen netjes en goed afgewerkt.

A Tartessos no se lo tragó un tsunami

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:23:00 +0200larazon-es (es)

Si hay que tomarse la Biblia como un libro de historia creíble en algunos pasajes, hace unos tres milenios la flota del rey Salomón llegaba cada tres años a Israel cargada de oro procedente de la recóndita Tarsis. "Porque el rey tenía en el mar las naves de Tarsis junto con las naves de Hiram [rey....

Japan: Singapore Red Cross opens community centre cum shelter in Fukushima, three months ahead of schedule

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 07:32:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: Singapore Red Cross Country: Japan • $2.1M development benefits 2,000-resident Isobe community in Soma City • Original centre destroyed in 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Soma, Fukushima, 13 July 2013 – The Singapore Red Cross, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and....

Rising to the City challenge

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 07:23:00 +0200nationnews (en)

THE CITY OF BRIDGETOWN, given its dense and old housing stock, poor drainage, close proximity to the coastline and heavy traffic, poses greater risk of displacement of residents in the event of a natural disaster. Therefore, chairman of the Bridgetown District Emergency Organization (DEO), Samuel....

Campaign to 'demystify' climate change

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 01:33:00 +0200sbs (en)

The Australian Red Cross, together with regional scientific agencies, is launching an information campaign to help educate Pacific Island residents about the effects of climate change.

10 states with the most natural disasters

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:46:00 +0200msnbc (en)

Some states find themselves in the crosshairs of disaster far more than others. U.S.

Eine Welle der Hilfsbereitschaft

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 22:54:00 +0200donau (de)

Firmen und Privatleute haben ein Herz für die Menschen, die beim Hochwasser Hab und Gut verloren haben. OB Schaidinger lobt die Spendenbereitschaft

Reconstruction work still slow under Abe

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:24:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Progress remains slow on post-disaster reconstruction in the northeast, despite promises by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to speed up the work. After taking office last December, ...

Fukushima, morto di cancro il capo-centrale eroe Yoshida

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:58:00 +0200IlGazzettino (it)

TOKYO - L'ex capo della centrale nucleare di Fukushima, Masao Yoshida, l'eroe che autonomamente decise di raffreddare i reattori danneggiati dal sisma/tsunami del 2011 con acqua di mare violando gli ordini dei superiori, è deceduto in mattinata in un ospedale di Tokyo per un cancro all'esofago.

Caritas means charity - In Samoan it means Alofa

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:50:00 +0200samoaobserver (en)

The Secretary General of Caritas Samoa, Tuala Puletini Molesi, was in New Zealand last week meeting with his Aotearoa counterparts. Tuala is a matai title holder of Leauva’a village. Caritas, a Catholic charity organization with 165 member countries worldwide with its head office in Rome, was established in Samoa as an associate entity in 2008.

Sir Ian Botham to walk across Sri Lanka in November

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:35:00 +0200colombopage (en)

July 14, Colombo: Former cricket captain of England and the cricket commentator Sir Ian Botham announced that he would hold an eight day walk in Sri Lanka in November.

Indonesia: Radio Distribution and Media Support in Aceh quake area

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 03:57:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: First Response Radio Country: Indonesia First Response Radio (FRR) network members, First Response Indonesia, have responded to the earthquake in Aceh province, Indonesia. On Thursday 11 th July First Response Indonesia deployed a team, many of the members had already completed FRR training....

Registran un fuerte 'tsunami' en la superficie del Sol

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 02:07:00 +0200rt-es (es)

Dos satélites han registrado un 'tsunami' en la superficie del Sol que podría resolver una cuestión que lleva estudiándose 70 años: por qué la corona que rodea el Sol es mucho más caliente que su superficie, informa BBC.