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Earthquake Warning System Market Survey Report 2020 Seismic Warning Systems Inc, ESS Earth Sciences, Institute of Care Life, NTT, JR Group

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 22:25:00 +0200jewishlifenews (en)

. Global Coronavirus p and emic has impacted all industries across the globe, Earthquake Warning System market being no exception. As Global economy heads towards major recession post 2009 crisis, Cognitive Market Research has published a recent study which meticulously studies impact of this crisis....

Melbourne earthquake: Hundreds report hearing 'sonic boom'

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:45:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Earthquake hits MELBOURNE: Victorian capital shakes with hundreds of locals reporting the tremor and hearing a 'sonic boom' Earthquake shakes Melbourne's east with magnitude 2.2 event Wednesday night; Melburnians compare event to 'sonic boom', 'loud rumble' to an oncoming train; Geoscience Australia....

'Man cannot win against nature': Amid catastrophic floods, China's dams come into question

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:55:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

A security guard looks at his smartphone as water is released from China's Three Gorges Dam on July 19 to relieve pressure from flooding. (Getty Images) The white-haired farmer ran barefoot to his fields at 2 a.m. so he could harvest his crops before the floods came.

A Superior Sensor for Non-Contact Water Level Measurement

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:01:00 +0200azosensors (en)

They can be used with Reference Target Temperature Compensation technology to reduce diurnal effects from sunshine, wind ambient temperature. When used with 90 Degree Adaptor or o the r types of mounting options, users can reduce the minimal distance measure to close to zero. They are reliable, easy to use, and extremely rugged.

A Superior Sensor for Non-Contact Water Level Measurement

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:32:00 +0200azocleantech (en)

They can be used with Reference Target Temperature Compensation technology to reduce diurnal effects from sunshine, wind ambient temperature. When used with 90 Degree Adaptor or o the r types of mounting options, users can reduce the minimal distance measure to close to zero. They are reliable, easy to use, and extremely rugged.

'Man cannot win against nature': Amid catastrophic floods, China's dams come into question

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 06:49:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

A security guard looks at his smartphone as water is released from China's Three Gorges Dam on July 19 to relieve pressure from flooding. (Getty Images) The white-haired farmer ran barefoot to his fields at 2 a.m. so he could harvest his crops before the floods came.

'Man cannot win against nature': Amid catastrophic floods, China's dams come into question

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 03:45:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

A security guard looks at his smartphone as water is released from China's Three Gorges Dam on July 19 to relieve pressure from flooding. (Getty Images) The white-haired farmer ran barefoot to his fields at 2 a.m. so he could harvest his crops before the floods came.

'Man cannot win against nature': Amid catastrophic floods, China's dams come into question

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:08:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

A security guard looks at his smartphone as water is released from China's Three Gorges Dam on July 19 to relieve pressure from flooding. (Getty Images) The white-haired farmer ran barefoot to his fields at 2 a.m. so he could harvest his crops before the floods came.

'Man cannot win against nature': Amid catastrophic floods, China's dams come into question

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:37:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

A security guard looks at his smartphone as water is released on July 19 from China's Three Gorges Dam to relieve pressure from flooding. (Getty Images) The white-haired farmer ran barefoot to his fields at 2 a.m. so he could harvest his crops before the floods came.

'Man cannot win against nature': Amid catastrophic floods, China's dams come into question

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:12:00 +0200latimes (en)

The white-haired farmer ran barefoot to his fields at 2 a.m., so he could harvest his crops before the floods came. He was one of tens of thous and s of villagers whose homes and fields were about to be engulfed as a dam gushed open to prevent further damage downstream.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 and with epicenter in Portuguesa was felt...

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:53:00 +0200en24 (en)

A telluric movement of 5, 2 magnitude, and with an epicenter located 11 kilometers nor the ast of Biscucuy, Portuguese state, was felt in Caracas and western states of the country. Towards 11:10 in the morning this Sunday, Twitter users began to report it from Trujillo, Carabobo, Caracas, Lara, Portuguesa and Zulia.

Tsunami warning as 7.8 quake hits off Alaska: USGS

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:54:00 +0200mb-com-ph (en)

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning for areas within 200 miles (300 kilometers) of the epicenter. The shallow quake hit at 0612 GMT Wednesday about 500 miles south west of Anchorage, and around 60 miles south-southeast of the remote settlement of Perryville, the US Geological Survey said.

Australia fires

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:01:00 +0200radionz (en)

Australian officials have warned communities to streng the n bushfire defences as soaring temperatures and strong winds were set to return, threatening to… Australia officials are worried that a deluge of good intentions after the wildfires could spark a "second disaster".

China volcano 'recharging' as scientists issue eerie eruption warning

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:09:00 +0200tamworthherald (en)

Scientists have warned of a volcano which has lay extinct for 500,000 appearing to "recharge". The volcano, situated in China, has sparked fears of a natural disaster, as scientists issue a frantic warning. The natural phenomenon was believed to be extinct, but in worrying developments, appears to be "recharging".

China volcano 'recharging' as scientists issue eerie eruption warning

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0200birminghammail (en)

Scientists have warned of a volcano which has lay extinct for 500,000 appearing to "recharge". The volcano, situated in China, has sparked fears of a natural disaster, as scientists issue a frantic warning. The natural phenomenon was believed to be extinct, but in worrying developments, appears to be "recharging".

Un séisme de magnitude 5,5 ressenti au large de l'Alaska (USGS)

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:32:00 +0200french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 5,5 a été ressenti lundi à 19h34 GMT à 26km au sud de S and Point, un village sur l'île Popof en Alaska, a déclaré l'Institut américain d'études géologiques (USGS). L'épicentre, d'une profondeur de 44,13km, a été initialement localisé par 55,0965 degrés de latitude Nord et 160,4806 degrés de longitude Ouest.

Caraga residents awakened by 5.8-magnitude earthquake

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:06:00 +0200mb-com-ph (en)

BUTUAN CITY – Residents in Nor the astern Mindanao or Caraga region were roused from their sleep by powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake early Tuesday morning, July 28. The tremor, which struck at 1:32 a.m., reportedly awakened some residents, who rushed out to the streets or open spaces to seek safety.

'Inchworm' pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic 'boom'

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 22:44:00 +0200sciencedaily (en)

In a new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters , researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated a case of supershear rupture, the 2018 Palu earthquake (moment magnitude: 7.6) in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and its relationship with the complex geometry of the fault system.

"Inchworm" pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic "boom"

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:51:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Credit: University of Tsukuba. Tsukuba, Japan - Earthquakes are often imagined as originating from a single point where the seismic waves are strongest, the hypocenter underground or the epicenter at the Earth's surface, with seismic energy radiating outward in a circular pattern.

Hanna se debilita a depresión tropical

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:53:00 +0200cnnMexico (es)

Para el domingo por la noche se redujo a una depresión tropical, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 56 km/h, y lentamente se estaba muriendo sobre las montañas del norte de México . Sin embargo, todavía representaba una amenaza de lluvia en el Valle del Río Gr and e, donde han caído más de 30 cms de lluvia.

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: World News in Brief: July 27

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:58:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

* Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his government’s intervention policy after the country’s first domestic transmissions of the coronavirus in March prevented as many as 1.3 million to 3.5 million infections. Speaking during his annual address to the nation, Duterte said the....

Hanna se debilita a depresión tropical después de tocar tierra como huracán en el sur de Texas

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:43:00 +0200cnnespanol (es)

Para el domingo por la noche se redujo a una depresión tropical, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 56 km/h, y lentamente se estaba muriendo sobre las montañas del norte de México . Sin embargo, todavía representaba una amenaza de lluvia en el Valle del Río Gr and e, donde han caído más de 30 cms de lluvia.

“Inchworm” pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic “boom”

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:39:00 +0200alphagalileo (en)

University of Tsukuba researchers report “inchworm-like” slip evolution of supershear rupture along the Palu-Koro fault during the 2018 Palu earthquake in Indonesia, showing the effect of complex fault geometry on rupture propagation Tsukuba, Japan – Earthquakes are often imagined as originating....

Un séisme de magnitude 5,5 frappe le sud des Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 08:14:00 +0200french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude 5,5 degrés sur l'échelle de Richter a secoué dimanche avant midi la province philippine du Davao oriental (sud), selon l'Institut philippin de séismologie et de volcanologie (Phivolcs). Le Phivolcs a déclaré que le séisme, survenu à 11H12 heure locale (03H12....

Magnitude-5.5 quake hits parts of Mindanao

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 06:48:00 +0200mb-com-ph (en)

DAVAO CITY – A magnitude 5.5-earthquake jolted parts of Mindanao on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Based on its earthquake bulletin released at 11:25 a.m., the epicenter was plotted at 96 kilometers east of Manay, Davao Oriental, and had a depth of 101 kilometers.

Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits South Sandwich Islands

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 05:55:00 +0200itartass_en (en)

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 kilometers, was at 2,561 kilometers to the east of the Argentine town of Ushuaia. TASS, July 26. An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude was registered in the region of the South S and wich Islands located in the south ern part of the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits South Sandwich Islands region

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 05:40:00 +0200bernama (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the South S and wich Islands region at 8.54 am today. According to a statement issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake struck at about 3,815 kilometres from Puerto Montt, Chile at a depth of 10km. However, it did not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia.

26 July 2020 - Strong Earthquake in South Sandwich Island Region on 26 July 2020 at 8.54 am

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 04:38:00 +0200met-my (en)

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Un séisme de magnitude 5,4 frappe la région des Fidji (USGS)

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 02:34:00 +0200french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude de 5,4 degrés sur l'échelle de Richter a secoué la région des Fidji à 22h35 GMT samedi, a déclaré l'Institut américain d'études géologiques (USGS). L'épicentre, d'une profondeur de 565,95km, a été initialement localisé par 20,4685 degrés de latitude Sud et 178,4061 degrés de longitude Ouest.

China fears: Scientists warn volcano extinct for 500,000 years 'appears to be recharging' CHINA could face a huge natural disaster in the future after scientists warned a volcano -...

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 19:35:00 +0200express (en)

Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China were studying the Weishan volcano located inside Wudalianchi volcanic field of the northeast of the country. This volcano last erupted around 500,000 years ago, but there have been other, far more recent eruptions in the complex.

Fisherman’s daughter aims big in shotgun shooting

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 18:03:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

Sport has transformed the life of Cathrine Esther, a fisherman’s daughter from Sellur in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. Coming from a humble background - her father earns between R500-R1000 a day - Esther wouldn’t have even dreamt of pursuing an expensive sport like shotgun had it not been for an opportunity that fell into her lap.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo brings rain to Trinidad and Tobago

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 15:43:00 +0200upi (en)

July 24 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Gonzalo brought rain to Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday morning as the system passed closer to the South ern Windward Islands. In its 8 a.m. update Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Gonzalo was 100 miles east of Trinidad, traveling west at 40 mph.

North Caucasus registers fourth earthquake in month

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 15:42:00 +0200vestnikkavkaza (en)

This morning, ano the r tremors were regisered in Chechnya, the website of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences informs. The earthquake occurred at 4:06 in the Itum-Kalinsky region, 6 km north of Itum-Kali village and 59 km south of Grozny, the European-Mediterranean seismic center specified.

La terre a une nouvelle fois tremblé en Béarn ce vendredi soir

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 09:23:00 +0200larepubliquedespyrenees (fr)

Un tremblement de terre a été ressenti ce vendredi soir en Béarn. Selon les premiers éléments, son épicentre était situé sur la commune de Sarrance, avec une magnitude de 2.5 MLv. Un nouveau séisme s’est produit en Béarn, mais cette fois ce n’est pas le bassin de Lacq qui est concerné : la terre a tremblé ce vendredi soir à 20h31 au sud d’Oloron.

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