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single payer: While I applaud Mr. Obama's health care efforts, I was floored when he indicated a single payer option was not on the table. WHAT?
This plan is endorsed by MANY physicians as well as consumers.
If he did not think he could get the other side to agree on a single payer, then the health issue should have been tabled until it could.
Ezra Klein: And if the other side will never agree to single-payer, what then? We never reform the health-care system? We let costs grow to 100 percent of GDP? We let 100 million Americans go without health insurance?
There is a tendency, I think, for people to get invested in the political fight over health-care reform and lose sight of the reasons for health-care reform. This isn't about winning. it's about protecting people from medical bankruptcy, and insurer rescissions, and stagnant wages.
There's a good argument that single-payer is the best way to do that. But if it's not an achievable way to do that, and other approaches are achievable in the short-term...well, I wouldn't want to go to someone without insurance and explain to them that I passed on a deal that would protect them because I think we may be able to get something better in 30 years.
Washington, D.C.: How would you respond to Firedoglake's Jane Hamsher regarding her recent criticism of your statement that the public option isn't the most important part of the health care reform legislation anyway?
Ezra Klein: Like this. People should read the blog!
As a general point, Jane and I have different roles. She's doing great work organizing for the public option. I dearly hope she succeeds. But my job is to explain all this as best I can, as precisely as I can, to all of you. And the public option -- particularly as it's being discussed -- just isn't the core feature of health-care reform. It's important, but I could imagine a bad bill with a public option, and a good bill without one. In reality, I think we're moving towards a mediocre bill with a public option.
Boston: How hard is it to pass meaningful reform when the other side of the debate can run ads all day long saying "this is a government takeover of your healthcare!!"? Is Boehner still quoting statistics from the study done by a consulting group later revealed to be owned by a health insurance company? Has anyone called him directly on that? I saw he was on CNN with Blitzer the other day.
Ezra Klein: It's very hard. I was on a radio show today to correct some BS Dick Morris had said yesterday. Among his claims -- at least according to the hosts -- was that a doctor would lose his license for providing health care to someone over age 59.
Charlottesville, VA: Is there any chance parts of the Wyden-Bennet plan can be included during the reconciliation process? With so much support from across the spectrum, what's preventing discussing W-B alongside the HELP and Baucus plans?
Ezra Klein: The plan has a lot more fake support than it has real support. If every Republicans who has co-sponsored W-B would commit to voting for it, the plan might pass. But they haven't. That said, Wyden's Free Choice Act would be a huge and important addition to the current bills. More on that here.
Brooklyn, N.Y.: Given the state of negotiations right now, at what point should progressive Democrats walk away from a bill? Is the public option the line in the sand? Or is it something else?
Ezra Klein: They should not walk away from the bill. At least not from any bill I've seen. My god people, we're talking about a tax on wealthy Americans to provide health insurance to 40 million human beings! This stuff matters!
Washington, D.C.: Has the Senate set a time table for when they're going to debate Cap-and-Trade? Obviously, it will be after the recess, but I'm nervous that if they dither and delay it much later than that, they'll start to use the 2010 elections as an excuse to blow it off entirely.
Ezra Klein: I would bet a lot of money that we don't see the Senate pass a serious cap-and-trade plan before the 2010 midterms.
Washington, D.C.: If meat is contributing significantly to both health care costs and climate change, why won't anyone talk about discouraging its consumption?
Ezra Klein: I talked about it! In my column yesterday! But more specifically, it's because it's unpopular. And understandably so: No one wants to be scolded about what's on their plate. And I don't know that they should be. But it would be good if people at least understood the carbon impact of meat so they could make a more informed decision on their own.
Jackson, Wyoming: What are the considerations for Ben Bernanke's renewal for his term in office?
And his chances for term renewal, in you mind?
Ezra Klein: I think term renewal is pretty likely. He has done, by all accounts, a good job during this crisis. And there's probably something to be said for continuity at the Federal Reserve at this point in time. That said, I'm really conflicted as to whether Fed chairman should ever be reappointed, I sort of think that the position should be eight year and then out. It's not good for these guys to become economic oracles and titans.
Vienna, VA: Re: LBJ speech. Notice the monthly premium in 1965? $3. That's about $20 in today's dollar. The Part B premium is around $100 a month now. Maybe the president should do what LBJ didn't do -- be honest and say we're not really sure whether reform will save money and actually it might make things worse. Because, it could.
Ezra Klein: So your argument then is that the passage of Medicare made things worse?
Premiums went from $20 to $100 because health care got a whole lot better since the 1960s. As such, it became more expensive. That is, in the aggregate, a good thing. I like having my grandparents around. The question is how to get the most value for those dollars.
Concord, NH: Assuming that the Senate Finance Committee passes a watered-down mush of a bill negotiated with Grassley and Enzi (why Baucus chose to do this is beyond me), what happens next in the Senate? The Senate Health Committee passed a pretty good bill. I'm wondering if (hoping that) the full Senate can rely more heavily on the Health Committee bill and much less on the Finance Committee bill.
Ezra Klein: Yep. The two bills have to be reconciled with one another. And then that bill gets amended and debated on the floor. And then that bill gets reconciled with the House version. And then that bill needs to pass both chambers. Buacus's product is not the end of the process, nor near it.
Durham, NC: How do yesterday's developments affect the likelihood that reconciliation (or the threat of reconciliation) will play a role in the process moving forward?
Also, I thought BHO's town hall yesterday in Raleigh was the best I've seen him in a while: in command, convincing, fired up, etc. It reminded me of the campaign. But I'm not sure anybody outside of that auditorium was paying attention. Do you think he'll be able to take advantage of the August recess to rally people in support of health care reform?
Ezra Klein: We'll see. I've been surprised that Obama hasn't given a single big speech -- as opposed to presser or town hall -- on health care yet. He needs some way to focus the public mind on his argument. Maybe going back into campaign mode will be enough. But it's sort of like why he gave his speech on race in the aftermath of Wright: Big questions need to be answered in a big way. You can't just rely on CNN playing clips.
Washington, DC: I'm a conservative, but I also think the health care system is broken. We have screwed up incentives, don't get value when we do get care and too many people can't get care. I don't think single-payer is the answer, and I don't trust public option advocates because I know that the moment there is one they will be pushing for a single-payer. HOWEVER .. I have a hard time figuring out why I shouldn't like Wyden-Bennett. Help?
Ezra Klein: You should like Wyden-Bennett. Honestly, I think that if good-faith conservatives and good-faith liberals met up in a room to hash something out, that's what they'd end up with.
not from Montana: Should we really trust Baucus? Guy comes from a state with more cattle and sheep than humans and he rakes in dough from the health care industry. Not to mention he supported the bloated prescription drug benefit Bush tried to ram through. I'm sorry to go all "liberal east coast elitist" but I'm suspicious...
Ezra Klein: The problem is that it doesn't matter wheter you trust Baucus or not. He's not central to the process because Harry Reid likes him, or because the other senators put him there. He's central because he's the senior Democrat on the committee that controls money, Medicare, and Medicaid. So, for now, he's got the gavel.
House markup vs. Gang of Six: I trust Waxman - I think he's done a good job with a very difficult task of reconciling two significant groups within the Dem caucus. I can't say that I trust Baucus though and I'm even more worried having read Sen Enzi (R)'s comments - he wants a guarantee that Reid, Pelosi and the White House will preserve any bipartisan bill coming out of the Finance committee as is. I thought Republicans were in the minority so umm why do we need to make concessions of THIS level to them?
Ezra Klein: They shouldn't. Mike Enzi should not have veto power over health care. His party is in the minority. He was not elected president. If he wants to walk away from the process, or vote no on the final bill, he has that right.
San Antonio: Ezra, I liked your post recently on the merits of a four day (in the office) workweek. In response, a friend mentioned her fear that such a workweek would encourage the continued erosion of the barrier between work week and home/free time...in other words, if I'm working from home on Friday does that start to bleed over to Saturday and Sunday with increasing and unwanted frequency? Does a more flexible office presence actually encourage unhealthy expectations from employers about what employees will accomplish in "off hours"? As someone who posts at all hours (and occasionally interrupts his weekend for, say, a CBO report) I'm wondering what you think about some of the downsides of fully or partially telecommuting.
washingtonpost.com: The Four-Day Workplace Week
Ezra Klein: I think it's a very fair objection. I don't know if it would actually have that effect or not. But it's certainly the case that work suffuses most moments of my life, because my boundaries aren't strictly drawn. That said, it is a question of boundaries. I used to post on weekends. Now, in general, I don't. It's been a choice, and I think a good one.There's no reason other people and other workplaces couldn't do the same.
Washington, DC: What do you think is more likely in the Senate: changing the rules of the filibuster or putting committee chairs up for a vote every two years?
Ezra Klein: Definitely the committee chair reform. But it would also have much less of an impact than changing the filibuster.
Santa Fe, N.M.: I saw a report today on a study finding that organic food isn't any healthier than conventional food. Is buying organic a waste of money, in your opinion?
Ezra Klein: Honestly? Yes. It's definitely not healthier, at least not according to any study I've seen. There's some argument that it's more environmentally friendly. But it's not something that I'm convinced is worth a premium. I'd rather buy from a local farm that uses some pesticides than a major producers who has gone organic.
Rockville, Md.: Thanks for yesterday's lucid article on reducing meat consumption. I've been doing this for the past few months, not so much because I think it's wrong to eat dead flesh but for equal parts environmental and health reasons (and, yeah, I'm not crazy about the cruelties of factory farming either). My strategy has been more to add vegetables than to deprive myself of anything. The biggest surprise is how easy it is to eat fewer calories and still feel full--fiber is good for that. The other surprise is Mark Bittman's insanely delicious recipe for socca, a (vegan) chickpea pancake -- I'd be okay with never eating bacon again if I could eat socca every day.
washingtonpost.com: Gut Check: On Climate Change and Eating Meat
Ezra Klein: Bittman's book Food Matters has a lot of similar recipes, and a lot of good theory on this stuff.
Washington, D.C.: Strategically, don't the Republicans need Grassley and Enzi to slow-walk any Finance Committee deal until after August? It will be much harder for them to constantly attack the Dems on healthcare with any bipartisan deal out there.
Ezra Klein: Yep, and all indications are that they're going to do exactly that. Some sources say that Grassley and Enzi have explicitly told McConnell -- or at least been told by McConnell -- that no deal will happen before August.
Salem, Oregon: A little help: how should I respond to this question from my (anti-reform) brother? "How will the health care reform handle cancer patients and other patients who have other life threatening illnesses? The way I understand it is that the government will choose to spend the money on life support or other medical attention to keep them alive. I don't like the idea of the government choosing if I am worth keeping alive."
Ezra Klein: By asking what he's talking about. If you have private insurance, the government has no more role than it does now. If you have Medicare, then the government makes those decisions now, and it isn't proposing any changes to that process. If you couldn't afford insurance, there'll be subsidies so you can and you don't have to face cancer without protection. And if you're looking to get insurance, then the government is going to make it so insurers can't reject you for having had cancer when you were younger.
Put another way, the American Cancer Association has enthusiastically endorsed these bills. And they're pretty interested in making sure that people with cancer get help.
Oakland, CA: Why on earth aren't Obama, Reid, Pelosi, and every other leading Democrat leading off every press conference, and answering every interview question, with the phrase "up or down vote"? It seems to have worked pretty well for the Republicans when the issue was judicial confirmations, which hardly anybody sees as affecting their lives. Why isn't constant, unremitting pressure being put on centrist Senators to commit to the principle that health care reform will get an "up or down vote" in the Senate?
Ezra Klein: It's a great question.
Huntsburg, Ohio: From what I am hearing regarding the health plan Obama is promoting, this would not be the best for anyone age 59 or older since the coverage for major health problems would have to be reviewed by a panel instead of by the doctor. Is this correct?
Ezra Klein: No. This rumor is flying around, and it's totally untrue.
New York, NY: If Obama and Reid use every drop of their political capital to get all 60 Democratic senators to vote for cloture on healthcare and the bill passes, do you think their position is stronger or weaker to do the same for cloture on cap-and-trade a few months later?
Ezra Klein: Probably weaker. But it's also weaker if health-care reform fails.
Washington, DC: Always cracks me up when liberals blast the Medicare prescription drug benefit as "bloated," especially since alternatives proposed by liberals in 2003 would have been WAY more expensive. Part D has actually cost less than projected. Its greatest flaw is the doughnut hole (which, if filled, would make it.. yes... bloated) and the fact that it wasn't paid for. But as a general matter, this program really works and liberals should put their politics aside and admit it has worked well.
Ezra Klein: So far as I know, there's zero evidence that the approach favored by liberals would have been, or would currently be, more expensive. The crux of the argument here is whether Medicare could have bargained for lower rates than private insurers. I see no reason to believe they couldn't.
Silver Spring, MD: Ezra,
Sorry this post is so long. I really liked your Gut Check column yesterday. We are also trying to decrease our meat consumption; when I was a kid, we ate meat every day; when I was a teenager, we started eating more chicken, fish, and tofu. A few questions about your column:
1. Is there a difference, in terms of the environment, between cows vs. lamb and sheep? Would it be better if we started eating more lamb/sheep instead of cows?
2. What about chicken? Is this OK to eat more often, or should we try to scale back our consumption of chicken, too?
3. Why is dairy better than meat? You need the cow to live as long as possible in order to get more milk from it, so how does eating dairy help?
I ask not to criticize, but because I really am trying to do better. I still can't get my husband to eat tofu, but at least he loves beans. Thanks for the article!
Ezra Klein: 1) Pretty marginal differences there, as I understand it. Red meat is in general worse than chicken or fish.
2) Better than red meat, worse than vegetables.
3) For one thing, you tend to eat less dairy than meat. Lots of people will get an 18-ounce steak, or a half-pound burger. Fewer will eat that much cheese. And I think that producing dairy is also less carbon intensive in general.
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I've read that cheese actually has a pretty high carbon footprint, because it takes several pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese. A little Googling turned up this chart at http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/12/04/world/04meat.web.html, which asserts cheese has a carbon footprint about half that of beef, and six times that of chicken.
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Figures released by the Shelter charity as part of its Million Children Campaign show that black and minority ethnic groups are disproportionately affected by bad housing in the region.
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Volume 14, Issue 1 (1996) Yale Law & Policy Review
Downward Spiral: Homelessness and Its Criminalization
Maria Foscarinis
Devolution and Deregulation: The Paradox of Financial Reform
Helen A. Garten
Schools, Communities, and the Courts: A Dialogic Approach to Education Reform
Michael A. Rebell and Robert L. Hughes
Common Schools, Uncommon Values: Listening to the Voices of Dissent
Rosemary C. Salomone
Demanding the Best: How to Restructure the Section 8 Household-Based Rental Assistance Program
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For those headed to – or back to – college, it can be a nerve wracking time of change. New housing, new friends, new classes . . . new start. Oh, and did I mention new struggles such as dealing with dining?
I may not be able to help you decide which sorority to rush or if he is really into you or not or how much time it will take you to cram for that exam, but I can definitely help you avoid the freshman (or sophomore or junior or senior) 15.
I want to give you a little gift that I hope will keep healthy eating high on your priority list since your brain is bound to be overloaded with other things.
Really, you'll come to find out that being prepared is 90% of what you do in life, so if you are prepared to eat well and know where healthy foods are always available, the follow through will come easily. The same lesson can be applied to your schoolwork, but I'll let your parents point that out to you.
How to Eat Healthy in College
Eat breakfast, even if you wake up at lunchtime. Even if you wake up at noon, begin every day with a healthy breakfast that includes a high fiber starch (or fruit) and lean protein or healthy fat.
Not only will it help to help rev your metabolism, stabilize your blood sugar, control your hunger, and boost your energy, but studies have shown (over and over) that students who eat a healthy breakfast do better in their classes. Even if you don't have time to have a "sit down" breakfast, keep healthy items in your dorm room for on-the-go breakfasts. For example:
- Oatmeal packets
- Individual containers of milk (you can even get individual containers of almond milk!)
- Natural peanut butter (also try individual packets of nut butters)
- Fruit (grab a piece from the dining hall to save as a snack later)
- Healthy hot cereal cups such as Earnest Eats (you can always find some hot water!)
- Greek yogurt
- Individual hummus containers
- Individual portions of cheese such as cheese sticks
- Hardboiled eggs (can buy pre-cooked or hard boil a big batch in your dorm's kitchen at once)
- Individual chia seed packs
- Nuts (such as raw cashews, almonds and walnuts)
- For makeshift breakfast ideas, try:
- Hard boiled eggs, cheese stick and a piece of fruit
- Oatmeal, packet of nut butter
- Apple, piece of cheese
- Yogurt, nuts and chia seeds
Navigate the dining hall with healthy finesse. On your way or before you go to the dining hall, think of a "meal game plan". Are you headed to the salad bar or the sandwich line? Are going for the hot entree or the soup station? Whichever you choose, prep yourself before you walk in and stick to the game plan. Treat this like you are prepping to write a paper or studying for your chemistry test. It's just as important and definitely more fun! Some tips for whichever way you go:
- Take the grilled chicken (or burger or veggie burger) off of its bun, and place it on top of vegetables from the salad bar to make a grilled chicken salad.
- Add extra vegetables like beets or roasted peppers from the salad bar to an open faced turkey sandwich or wrap to "beef" it up and make more filling without loading up on more cals.
- If the hot "main" appears uber loaded with some buttery sauce, then skip it, grab the hot veggies only and add lean protein from the sandwich station to your plate.
- Pour cereal in a small coffee cup instead of those family sized bowls and couple it with protein. It's hard to judge how much to pour when cereal is served in huge self-serve dispensers. This will help. Better yet, go for hot cereal like oatmeal which is a better choice than most of the cold cereals in those dispensers.
- Always choose seltzer instead of sodas and juices from the drink dispensers. Those sugary drinks are loaded with calories, which are commonly underestimated. Plus, when free refills are available, one easily turns into two or three, which can easily add an extra 300 sugary calories to your day.
- Don't hang in the dining hall. Use it to eat. Lingering can cause you to eat more than you need just because you are there. Move the social gathering to another spot.
- Don't forget to look around and assess what is really available. Often there are many options that are baked, broiled, steamed, roasted, or grilled. This will make it easier to avoid foods that are fried, sautéed, breaded, crispy, creamed, batter-dipped, or buttered.
Make sure you take exercise 101. When you plan your semester and know your schedule, plug in where and when you will exercise, just as if it were a class you couldn't miss. That's right, treat physical activity in your schedule with the same importance as your classes, study sessions, group meetings, social events, and other important appointments.
Whether you go to the gym, walk to class, join an intramural sports team, or take a fitness class for credit, daily exercise can improve your mood, help relieve stress and anxiety, increase your energy, promote better sleep, and help you maintain your weight.
Keep your caffeine in check. While 1-2 cups of coffee per day are fine, don't depend on soda, coffee or energy drinks as a substitute for sleep. This can actually backfire and cause insomnia, disrupt concentration, and cause restlessness and anxiety!
Instead, try to get adequate sleep (8 hours a night), and take mental breaks while studying to refresh yourself. A good, consistent exercise regimen and consuming nutrient dense snacks throughout the day will help keep your energy up too.
If you're rolling your eyes, then listen to this. Research shows the less sleep you get, the more weight you gain. Yep, the freshman 15 we always blame on late night pizza and beer could actually have a little something to do with college students' crazy sleep habits, too!
Never leave home without healthy snacks. Keep healthy snacks on hand to avoid going to the vending machines. You need snacks to fuel your brain and stabilize your blood sugar.
Set yourself up for success by stocking your 'pantry' and make sure there is always a healthful and non perishable snack in your bag. Ask loved ones to send you healthy care packages and write down the snacks you'd like to receive. They'll love to do it. Promise. Some examples of non perishables that you can keep in your dorm room (in addition to the breakfast items above) are:
- Trail mix (ask mom to pull together your favorite nuts, shredded coconut, dried apricots, sunflower seeds, and dried cranberries, and then portion into ¼ cup containers
- No sugar added dried fruit and dehydrated vegetables
- High fiber crackers
- Seaweed snacks
- Popcorn (invest in an air-popper – even easier than having a microwave and much healthier!)
- Bars (go for nut based bars such as Kind)
- Tea (chamomile, green and mint)
- Beef, tuna or salmon healthy jerky (you can find grass fed beef and wild salmon)
I hope you have a great semester! Prepare yourself to be successful and you will be cum laude in the healthy diet department in no time. Practice the grown up habit of making healthful choices now and they'll set the foundation for when you hit the working world.
But, all that said, enjoy sleeping late, having Fridays off and living with friends as much as possible right now, because you'll miss those collegiate perks after graduation.


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We in the EPP remain committed to fighting to protect our shared heritage. We know that one of the best ways we can do this is in supporting trade that is free, fair and rules-based. Indeed, it is trade which has formed the foundation of post-war prosperity and cooperation. Trade means more than just exports and imports, investments and capital flows, tariffs and regulations. Trade means an exchange: an exchange of goods, of services, of best practices, of culture and ideas. Trade means deepening long-standing partnerships and forming new ones, building bridges with countries around the world. We have seen before throughout history the dangers of isolationism and protectionism; we will not go down that path again. We in the EPP are committed to building, together with partners from all over the world, a network of exchange, a network of ideas-sharing, which will set the standards for the 21st-century economy. At stake is global peace and prosperity itself, and with it, too, what is most worthy of preserving in our own European heritage.
Taking up our responsibilities as a global leader
The world is watching: watching to see whether the EU can speak and act as one voice as a reliable trade partner, whether we can follow through and deliver on the mandates decided on by the Member States; watching to see if we can show the way forward towards trade that is open, fair and governed by the rule of law. As single Member States, we are more-or-less small compared to global markets and power structures. But as a single unit, numbering 500 million citizens, we are strong — the world's largest economy. If we act as one, we can speak with a powerful voice for our values and help to shape globalisation.
These European values, such as the rule of law and democracy, are being challenged now more than we have seen in a long time. Forging trade deals with strong European allies like Canada and the United States will enable us not only to better withstand ongoing pressures; it will also allow us to lead by showing a better way forward: a way guided by democracy and diplomacy, fair commerce, shared values and legal protections.
The EU is also committed to deepening our relationships with other partners as well, countries like, for example, Japan and Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Tunisia, Ukraine and the several South American members of Mercosur. These countries are also on the move, and their citizens aspire to share in, and to contribute to, the benefits of the safe, sustainable wealth creation which trade is so important in fostering.
Expanding the economic pie
More than 30 million EU jobs, or one in seven, already depends on trade with the outside world. For every €1 billion in exports, Europe sees 14,000 new jobs created. Most imports into the EU, in fact —a full 80% — are made up of raw materials, energy, parts and components, much of which is re-exported in higher-value goods. Our economy, our very way of life, depends on trade.
Most economists agree that in the context of slow global growth, increasing trade is one of the best ways to boost prosperity and create new jobs — jobs which tend to be better-paid. Eliminating tariffs can cut costs for consumers and producers alike; and careful harmonisation of standards among trade partners can reduce inefficiencies, expand market access and ultimately raise standards to the highest possible level. This just makes sense and is good for everyone.
Forging a common set of rules to play by also promotes competitiveness. European manufacturers, farmers and professionals are among the most productive and highly skilled in the world. Why should we be afraid for them to compete on equal terms? Why shouldn't Europe be the place investors most want to put their capital? Achieving these goals will mean building on clear, sensible, pro-growth policies; it will mean completing the Single Market; it will mean attracting the best and brightest students and professionals from around the world, who believe Europe offers a climate of innovation as well as a safe place for all participants in the social market economy.
Good trade agreements will especially benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up 99% of European firms. These are companies, for instance, which may have specialised goods, unique services or digital products ready to bring to new markets — if only tariff protections were removed or foreign regulations harmonised with EU rules. These companies are more likely to have smaller margins and thus fewer ways of overcoming legal or regulatory obstacles. It is SMEs, therefore, which stand to gain the most from the easier market access next-generation trade deals will allow.
Many European citizens have voiced the legitimate concern that even if trade deals prove successful in boosting growth over the long term, there may be some pain in the interim. They fear people will be left behind in a shifting economy. In order to address these concerns, we must build bridges so that no one falls through the cracks.
Next-generation trade agreements will thus include safeguards such as regular review processes and bilateral committees addressing specific issues like sustainability, geographical protections and procurement. But there are also other ways to make sure EU producers benefit from the same advantages of fair trade as those in other parts of the world. Modernising the EU's Trade Defence Instruments (TDIs) is a good place to start. The EPP, in addition, calls for more employment safeguards to be considered alongside the trade deals themselves: for example, re-training and upskilling programs for workers. We call for policies making it easier, not harder, for Europeans to find jobs and commute to work. We are proud, for example, of existing initiatives like the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), which provides support for those caught between jobs as a result of shifting trade patterns, and the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), which aims to support innovative companies needing only an additional boost of capital in order to flourish and grow. Policies like these will help protect against unfair competition and support those who may struggle in readjusting to expanded trade in a particular sector.
Showing pride in European quality
The EU maintains some of the highest standards and most sought-after products in the world. How can we, at the same time, both preserve the quality and availability of local products as well as grant our own producers the tools they need not just to survive but to expand their own market share? Trade deals which are robust and comprehensive offer Europe an opportunity to do this, to both preserve and promote our high standards and world-renowned quality to overseas consumers. The EPP will not sell out to lesser standards or lower levels of protection, and we will not give up the EU's right to regulate. Rather, we will push to ensure that EU-level standards become the new norms of 21st-century trade. The winners in this effort will be both EU consumers and producers.
Many of our citizens have expressed especial concerns regarding food safety and quality. The EPP calls for an ongoing commitment to protecting the precautionary principle in food safety: namely, this means ensuring that no food product not proven safe be allowed into the EU. Another issue facing European agriculture, however, is the challenge to stay competitive vis-à-vis global producers; this means ensuring our farmers have access to the cutting-edge technologies and modern organisational structures they need in order to continue bringing their high-quality goods to market. To address this concern, the EPP supports the existing Horizon 2020 programme's focus on agricultural education and R&D as a way to boost sustainable rural development. We call for continued work on a 'smart villages' initiative to reinforce these efforts and more specifically target the concerns of local farmers; we call for new efforts to ensure clear, standardised labelling across the EU in order to let consumers know, in clear language, exactly what they are buying. In short, we are committed both to protecting the high-quality standards of food sold in Europe as well as European farmers' own ability to remain competitive in an increasingly interdependent world.
Trade deals which our citizens have a say in
We know many citizens are concerned to ensure all negotiations remain democratically accountable. What would this ideally look like? Should our negotiators be expected to show us their cards during each round of talks? Should all local or regional governments be expected to sign off on a deal before the entire EU can benefit from it? The EPP affirms the European Commission's efforts to provide EU citizens as much information as possible without undermining the EU's negotiating position. In fact, never before has so much information been made available. And trade negotiations continue to become more democratic, not less. The European Parliament is involved in drafting each negotiation's mandate and remains fully informed at all stages of talks. Additionally, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders provide input throughout the process. And once any deal is finalised, the Council of Ministers, reflecting democratically elected national governments, must sign on. This is followed by debate and an up-or-down vote by the European Parliament, whose Members are directly accountable to their EU constituents. The EPP continues to believe it is the European Commission which has the authority to negotiate trade deals on behalf of EU Member States; we acknowledge the many, deep-rooted democratic processes already in place to keep the Commission accountable to its mandates. If national or EU-level leaders don't do their jobs, we should vote them out; in the meantime, we must let our representatives do the jobs they were elected for.
Being fair to EU investors and protecting EU public policy
Another concern expressed by many citizens has to do with investment protection. On the one hand, some are afraid foreign companies may act as a Trojan Horse to undermine EU regulation; on the other, it is important to protect our own EU investors from being caught in the potentially shifting sands of foreign governments' policies. Next-generation trade deals take into account the concerns of both EU investors and private citizens. The EU is building on the judicial systems already in place, in response to input and dialogue from all parties concerned, in order to create a more predictable, more accountable legal framework with fewer loopholes.
The Investment Court System (ICS), for example, represents a real step forward: decisions are made by publicly paid and well-trained independent judges following fully transparent procedures. The EPP will continue to support innovative solutions such as this in designing ever-fairer, more democratically responsive mechanisms for resolving disputes between states and investors. We must create a system in which our investors feel confident they will be protected against unforeseen policy changes, while also ensuring that Member States can always set policies in the best interest of their citizens' safety and well-being. This is another issue on which the EU, and the EPP, is showing itself a leader in setting new rules for 21st-century trade.
A long tradition of moving forward
European peace and prosperity — indeed, the peace and prosperity of the world — have been built on trade of one kind or another. Chocolate, oil, water, wheat: we have come to take resources like these for granted. The same goes for technologies like arithmetic, dynamite, printing and Wi-Fi. Trade means not only developing products and ideas but also sharing them to every partner's mutual advantage. If we are to continue to enjoy the fruits of the European project, if we are to continue to maintain the high standards we have put in place in our societies with regard to safety, fairness and quality, we must take advantage of the opportunities presented to us now to lead the way forward, not retreat into the past. History has taught us this lesson. Free and fair, rules-based trade is good for European citizens, workers and consumers alike. It is good for European companies, especially SMEs. Trade offers a way to preserve European values and promote Europe's role in the world.


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Update March 11/12 - Overwhelming relief effort bu the community
A LoopPNG article
Update March 11/12 - Continuing (weaker) aftershocks and a rising death toll says PNG PM
Article excerpt from Radio New Zealand
Papua New Guinea's prime minister says the land is still moving and the death toll still growing after last week's magnitude 7.5 earthquake in the Highlands region. Peter O'Neill comforts a woman in an area affected by the 7.5 quake.Peter O'Neill comforts a woman in an area affected by the 7.5 quake. Photo: Supplied/ PNG Government Peter O'Neil said the lives of over 100 Papua New Guineans have been lost, with many more missing and thousands injured. Mr O'Neil said the scale of the disaster was immense and ongoing, as huge aftershocks continued to rock the region. He said he flew over major landslips on Wednesday hat were not there after the initial quake.
Update March 11/12 - On top of the 108 fatalities (a preliminary count as almost everybody is convinced that more people have been killed), we have to report also that thousands have been injured and that 7000 houses/buildings have been destroyed. At least 26,000 people have been displaced.
To be honest and based on our experience, we believe that these (official) numbers are simply not true. They do not correspond with the destruction we have seen the last 2 weeks. We truly hope that the true size of this earthquake will be soon revealed.
Update 19:22 UTC: Israel contributes 40 generators to the relief efforts
A LoopPNG article
Update 08:31 UTC: The earth started to shift and started to shake violently
A LoopPNG article
Update Thursday March 8, 08:26 UTC: Missionary Aviation Fellowship issues warning to locals
A LoopPNG article
Update 23:12 UTC: A LoopPNG article - DIGICEL donates 200,000 US$
Update 15:45 UTC: Our colleagues of EID (Earthquake Impact Database) current count is 117 fatalities. EID scans a lot of articles from different sources and only compiles numbers at the lower end. Link to the EID
Wednesday (Thursday local) March 7/8
Update 15:42 UTC: RNZ article : Relief supplies on their way to quake-hit Hela in PNG
Quake-affected communities in Papua New Guinea's Hela province are in urgent need of basic supplies.
Tuesday :
Another very strong dangerous aftershock in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
In depth report via this link
Update 23:41 UTC: Catherine Graham from Humanityroad.org is making the following remark, question! (see her comment below)
I have a question, why do you say the world is looking the other way? I see many who wish to respond but can't until the assistance is requested. The government of PNG must first request help before the world is authorized to respond, have they asked for international assistance?
Update 20:02 UTC: There we go for another strong aftershock. Preliminary M5.6 to M6.0 - Depth 20 km Time : 19:56 UTC (6 minutes ago)
Update 14:54 UTC: The Magnitude has been updated to M6 at a depth of 30 km = potentially dangerous for additional damage
Update 14:41 UTC: 8 minutes ago another M5.5 aftershock 🙁 Other seismology agencies are mentioning M5.7 and extremely shallow.
Update 13:31 UTC: Again a M5.0 and a M5.4 which will be surely followed by Many M'+ aftershocks 🙂 Will be again a shaky night in New Guinea
Message from Earthquake-report.com:
Apart from the direct line we have with our followers and EQ Report App users in New Guinea, we also have to emphasize the valuable work of both Post Courier PNG and LoopPNG. Thank you all for your support. We, at earthquake-report.com, are trying to radiate the message to the outside world who continues to look the other side instead of massively helping PNG.
Update 10:08 UTC: Hela disaster team visits the quake-stricken areas
Update 09:52 UTC: Humanitarian supplies have been delivered to Moro Airport in the Southern Highlands today following the devastating earthquake in PNG. The Royal Australian Air Force C130 will continue to deliver supplies over the weekend.
Update Sunday 09:49 UTC (just 1 week after the massive M7.5 quake) : PNG woman groups mobilize to help victims
A LOOP article
Update 22:54 UTC: The below message can also be found in the I FELT IT user experiences in the list. The message is not official, but we believe that it is true. It reached us from Tari where EXXON is constructing the gas field. The picture below the text comes from the HIDES-Gas Facebook site and we can assure you that such broken roads are rarely seen.
"death toll of 156, houses destroyed, landslides took building infrastructure, bridges covered, land splits in half. Mountain collapsed killing people and covered more than ten villages, rivers changed its colours to red and black."
Update 10:21 UTC: Radio New Zealand article : "Help is slow to come, nearly a week after PNG quake"
The number of casualties remains patchy, but as many as eighty deaths have been reported in areas surveyed so far, the Red Cross said. However, that toll could still climb further, as much of the hilly, jungle-covered region is still cut off.
Health services were struggling too, with medical centers having to perform surgeries in darkness, and already short-supplied clinics fast running out of supplies to treat the sick and wounded.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by landslides, which have wiped out roads and cellphone towers, while poor weather and runway damage has held back relief from the air.
Update Saturday 10:13 UTC: Hard to believe landslides after the M7.5 earthquake. Satellite images from Digitalglobe are revealing the incredible size and number of the landslides.
Images by Aaron Clark and Stephen Stapczynski
Update 23:09 UTC: Aftershocks are back after a relatively quiet period. Generally spoken the Magnitude gas now decreased to an average of M4 to M4.5 with some peaks to M5. Yje following weeks we believe that they will further decrease to M3 to M4 but M6's or even stronger can still occur from time to time.
Update 17:54 UTC: Ching-Fang Lee (@ChingFang_Lee) Combining the ALOS2 interferogram and earthquake data, 7 large-scale landslides (A>50 ha) and 2 landslide dams were detected and mapped on the Sentinel-2 satellite image.
Update 11:52 UTC: Warning about dangerous landslide dams (see also the 2 satellite images below)
Dave Petley (landslide expert) said the risk was that behind landslide dams significant volumes of water build up and may spill over.
"Generally speaking the landslide blockage is loose and broken up material. So as the water starts to flow over the top it erodes the landslide away," said Mr Petley. "The water gets released very very quickly, and it picks up all the debris from landslides, generating what is essentially a huge debris flow that then travels all the way down the river channel and that's really destructive, because the volumes of water can be quite large." Dave Petley said the challenge for PNG was to urgently establish how many landslide cases posed a potential risk of water overflow, the time scale involved, and who was downstream.
"This is a problem that needs attention. It might well be that although there is the potential to generate significant floods here, in fact the number of people who would be affected is relatively low," he said.
"But it feels to me that that sort of assessment needs to be done fairly urgently."
Source article : Radio New Zealand
Update 11:39 UTC: The NEW GUINEA EARTHQUAKE tends to become THE MOST FORGOTTEN DISASTER of 2018. 5 days after the earthquake, only the Australian government, the International Red Cross and some private companies are giving a helping hand on top of the PNG authorities.
Update Friday 11:36 UTC: 2 landslide satellite pictures from the Sentinel 2 European satellite? The landslide scars are obvious.
Update 19:13 UTC: Link to another (better quality) landslide facebook video of Bernard James McQueen
Update 17:56 UTC: Image of a sink hole via an ABC Australia video
Update 17:33 UTC: International Red Cross releases emergency funds
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has released 209,000 Swiss Francs (221,000 US Dollars) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support the needs of 2,000 people affected by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake, which struck Papua New Guinea on 25 February 2018.
The earthquake damaged buildings including schools and hospitals, and caused landslides that blocked roads, cutting communication lines and access to affected people.
"Our first challenge for humanitarian assistance is assessing people's needs," explains Udaya Regmi, the IFRC head of country office in Papua New Guinea. "The strong, shallow earthquake damaged or destroyed communication networks and infrastructure, so there is limited information on how people were affected and what they need."
The emergency fund will also be used to support assessments and aerial surveillance to identify others in need, while providing an initial 2,000 people with first aid, water, sanitation and hygiene support, mosquito nets, materials for emergency shelters such as ropes and tarpaulins, as well as water containers. It will also cover psychosocial support.
Earthquake-report.com : WOW, 221,000 US$! #NOT ! Should we be happy with this amount of money. PNG is in need of a lot more money and we do not see a lot of incoming support for them. The world should wake up. This is a real humanitarian disaster.
Update 17:20 UTC: Updated preliminary earthquake toll
Our colleagues of the EID have now 51 fatalities listed. We emphasize however that this number is rather an estimate as some people are still missing and believed to have been buried by landslides.
1 person was allegedly killed due to the shaking of the M6.1 aftershock.
Source : Post Courier
Update 17:15 UTC: Sacred grounds ruined by the earthquake
Traditional and cultural sacred places and burial grounds have been exposed for the first time.
The recent earthquake that hit the Hela and Southern Highlands provinces not only killed people and destroyed homes but also damaged respected and sacred ritual sites and burial grounds by exposing the remains of the dead.
In the Nembi Plateau local level government (LLG) area, Nipa-Kutubu district, reports received from villagers say that many remains of the dead had been exposed.
Paul Mulip, a village councillor from Upa village in the Nembi Plateau LLG, said the earthquake split open rocks and caves used as burial places and destroyed all burial sites.
He said human remains, including bones, were scattered all over the place.
He said it was the first time for many to experience an earthquake which had destroyed many homes and properties.
Four people had been reported killed in the Nembi Plateau area while another three people had been killed after they were covered by rocks.
In Hela, cemeteries had been destroyed and the remains of the dead exposed.
Other important traditional ritual sites had also been destroyed in the two provinces.
Source: Post Courier
Update Thursday 15:58 UTC: State of Emergency declared in the earthquake stricken areas
The Government has declared an immediate state-of-emergency for the earthquake-devastated provinces of Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and Enga provinces. Cabinet met yesterday and also set aside K450 million for relief and service restoration operations.
Prime Minister O'Neill also announced yesterday that Cabinet had approved the establishment of a restoration authority that would manage long-term reconstruction efforts during a four-year period to fully restore normalcy.
Source: Post Courier
Update 00:05 UTC: CONFUSION AND FEAR IN TARI (article in LOOPpng magazine)
Update 18:36 UTC: Article from Post Courier PNG
Update 13:54 UTC: Interesting seismogram recorded on a seismograph in Narrogin Australia. It shows the New Guinea M6.0 aftershock earlier today. The aftershock occurred at 2:45 UTC but registration on the Australian seismograph takes some time as the waves have to reach West Australia. The earthquake waves needed 10 to 15 minutes to travel 4000 km to the seismograph.
Update 11:49 UTC: Another Post Courier article is a SCREAM FOR (NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL ) AID
Update Wednesday 10:56 UTC: We like more articles like this. Australia is ready to assist the PNG government.
Excerpt from article of the Post-Courier PNG
Update 23:36 UTC: Just in, this User I FELT IT experience report from Komo, New Guinea. This report comes from in the direct epicenter area and describes what happens if an MMI IX is experienced. 1 word: horror!
Building designed for 7.0 earthquake, it remained standing but was badly damaged. Shook so hard all the furniture in the room was smashing back and forward, tipping over, and jumping around the room. It was all I could do to hold onto the bed and try to stop things landing on me. The motion was extremely violent, it was backwards and forwards approx. 1 metre about 3 times a second, without much up and down. Doors had to be ripped off hinges once the shaking stopped.
Update 23:40 UTC: Understanding the M7.5 massive New Guinea earthquake
The February 25, 2018, M 7.5 earthquake occurred as the result of thrust faulting at shallow a depth. Preliminary focal mechanism solutions indicate slip occurred on either a moderately dipping fault striking west-northwest, or on a moderately dipping fault striking southeast. At the location of this earthquake, the Australia plate is converging with the Pacific plate, moving towards the east-northeast with respect to Pacific lithosphere at a velocity of approximately 107 mm/yr. Earthquakes in this geographical region are generally associated with the large-scale convergence of these two major plates, and with the complex interactions of several associated microplates, most notably the South Bismarck plate, the Solomon Sea microplate, and the Woodlark plate. The location, depth, and focal mechanism solution of this earthquake are consistent with it occurring as intraplate faulting within the crust of the Australia plate.
While commonly plotted as points on maps, earthquakes of this size are more appropriately described as slip over a larger fault area. Thrust-faulting events of the size of the February 25th, 2018 earthquake are typically about 85x30 km (length x width).
Papua New Guinea experiences a high rate of seismic activity, with 23 other events of M 6+ occurring within 250 km of the February 25, 2018 earthquake over the preceding century. The closest of these was a M 6.2 earthquake in August 1993, about 17km to the north of today's earthquake. The largest was a M 7.2 event in June 1986, 230 km to the north-northeast on or near the Australia:Pacific plate boundary in the region. With the exception of a M 7.5 earthquake at intermediate depth (186 km) in eastern Papua New Guinea in February 1963 (which occurred on the subduction zone at depth), all prior M 7.5+ earthquakes in this region have been associated with the shallow subduction zone plate boundaries in northern New Guinea. The vast majority of moderate-to-large earthquakes in this region are not known to have caused significant damage or casualties, though few have been as large as today's earthquake. A M 7.1 earthquake in June 1976, 340 km to the northeast of this event, resulted in over 400 shaking related deaths. Landsliding also caused a significant number of additional fatalities in that event.
Source : USGS
Update 22:35 UTC: The prime Minister said that the earthquake comes at an extremely bad time. The LOOP article is longer and we advise our readers to read in their site.
Update 22:23 UTC: This report hasn't mentioned eventual damage in the other side of the island, the (contested) Indonesian part. The specialized Indonesian provincial authority BPBD has reported that also their part of the island was damaged, although a lot less than in New Guinea because of the distance to the epicenter.
Update 16:33 UTC: Although the number of aftershocks is still extremely high, we are happy to report that the Magnitudes are gradually decreasing below the M5 level. Nobody can predict however and M6+ are still possible starting mostly a new series of M5+ quakes.
Update 16:09 UTC: Article in LOOP png with the title : "Earthquake split land, island slowly sinking"
Update 15:54 UTC: Important new information coming in via the Facebook page of Bernard James McQueen
Links to 2 HD video's showing the INCREDIBLE extend of the landslides.
Update 13:47 UTC: We have now "finally" the first video but "only" showing the vast number of landslides. Difficult to know whether they buried villages or not.
Update 13:27 UTC: This I FELT IT report from Kiunga which we received this morning illustrates the current way of living in the earthquake zone :
... feeling a lot of tremors house swaying and 1000L tank had water spilling... cement flooring split in the middle in a shopping centre .... always feeling aftershocks and having sleepless nights ... :((
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Update 10:01 UTC: a picture of the many landslides. Picture courtesy: Mission Aviation Fellowship.
Landslide expert Prof. Dave Petly wrote an extensive article about the many landslides. Link to his article.
Update 09:08 UTC:
Update 08:47 UTC:
Earthquake-Report.com :
WHERE IS THE AID OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY and the UNITED NATIONS ? ARE THERE NO MORE SAR TEAMS IN THE WORLD TO HELP POOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA?
Update 08:41 UTC: The reports coming out of PNG are looking grimmer and grimmer :((.
Excerpts of a report of Radio New Zealand International
A police spokesman said there were also reports of entire hillsides coming down and whole villages being buried by landslides.
Mr Tens told RNZ Pacific from Mendi that rescuers were trying to reach four people buried in a landslide. He said power and telecommunications were still out in most of the affected areas and the main roads into the region were cut off by landslips. "Our communication is not up to shit. We cannot communicate. All the power is cut off and I had to come to a mountain where I get a network to make a call. You are lucky to intercept."
PNG police say more than 400,000 people in four different provinces may be impacted by yesterday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
According to police spokesman Dominic Kakas, at least 10 people died in landslips.
Superintendent Kakas said the quake and its after shocks have caused widespread movement of land in the provinces of Southern Highlands, Hela, Enga and Western Province.
He said reports are filtering through of extensive damage."To roads, landslips, entire mountains coming down, from reports some villages have been covered. The telephone lines the towers have been damaged, so yeah."
Mr Kakas said there had been no communication at all from the capital of Hela, Tari, a township which has a population of over 8000 people and is about 30 kilometres from the quake's epicentre. He said the Police Commander for the Southern Highlands Province had been in the capital Port Moresby and was returning home today by helicopter to further assess the situation in the region.
Earlier, Catholic priest Father Pius Hal told the Papua New Guinea Today website two children of a local government leader were among five killed by quake-triggered landslips in Mendi town. Two others were children of a senior Southern Highlands public servant.
Tuesday February 27 UTC
Update 21:59 UTC: Very informative poster with in red the MMI IX violent shaking ruptured area from Copernicus EMS
Update 17:04 UTC: Our colleagues at the "Earthquake Impact Database" just published new numbers and they might still not be the final ones :((.
** 31 people lost their life
** 300 people have been injured
** thousands of houses are either collapsed or damaged to various degrees
Update 16:30 UTC:
Papua New Guinea Red Cross is checking on relief stocks stored near the epicentre of today's 7.5M #earthquake and are ready to help, as in previous disasters like this one. #PNG pic.twitter.com/jRB0NP5eOE
— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRCAsiaPacific) February 26, 2018
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Update 15:40 UTC: and another one M5.2, hard to catch up with so many tremors. The M6+ aftershocks do have the capacity to inflict even more damage, especially on already damaged structures. As expected still no serious assessment of the damage, injured and fatalities. As night has fallen now in PNG (now 01:40 AM), we do not expect any more detailed numbers untill the morning hours.
Update 15:26 UTC: And yet ANOTHER M6.1 aftershock !!!
Update 14:15 UTC: PNG authorities call to stay out of multi-story buildings, to be aware of the potential of landslides, and to be prepared to move to open ground in the event that an aftershock is felt.
Update 12:01 UTC: Another strong aftershock just happened in the epicenter region. Preliminary Magnitude M5.8. It will be a almost sleepless night for people in the epicenter region.
Picture below is the M5.7 aftershock seismogram (right) + the prior smaller aftershocks
Update 09:41 UTC: Although there are mentions of "about" 10 people being killed, we keep the official number on 3 until the authorities do confirm the exact number.
Papua New Guinea Post Courier wrote earlier today :
Although communication networks into the two provinces have been cut off, reports through satellite communication by Hela Provincial Administrator William Bando reveal that about 10 people have been killed while thousands of properties have been destroyed. Mr Bando said it is a very severe disaster as many lives have reportedly been lost.
It is believed that the earthquake started around Kiunga and affected lives and properties in Hela and Southern Highlands while other provinces also felt the effect of the quake.
Mr Bando said the Komo Airport is believed to be damaged as half of the airfield has been destroyed.
The PA is now meeting with the department of inter-government relations in relation to the disaster.
Furthermore, schools in both provinces and in other provinces along the fault line have suspended classes indefinitely.
Update 09:25 UTC: a few pictures from landslides in mining areas
Update 09:18 UTC: Radio New Zealand International reports that at least 3 people have been killed. Authorities fear for more deaths in the rural, difficult to access, areas.
The bodies were brought in by police early on Monday morning, according to the chief executive of the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority Joseph Birisi.
More people are believed to have died in Mendi, Mr Birisi said. "Parents with a child and they were buried. So they were brought in this morning by the police. They are at our morgue now. The others are yet to come in. I can't confirm that now because the bodies are not in yet," he said.
Mr Birisi said he had also received reports of deaths in rural areas outside of Mendi. Roads and rivers in the region had been blocked by landslides and buildings damaged and destroyed, he said. Equipment in the hospital had been broken but the facility's power and water supplies had been re-connected, Mr Birisi said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Papua New Guinea says it has been difficult to establish communication with areas affected by the earthquake. Red Cross volunteers close to the epicentre could not be contacted because of damage to the mobile phone network, the head of the organization in PNG Udaya Regmi said.
Papua New Guinea Red Cross is gearing up to assess people's needs after today's big 7.5M #earthquake as they have done after previous disasters, like this El Nino operation. #PNG pic.twitter.com/dOm90Avf7k
— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRCAsiaPacific) February 26, 2018
Update 09:13 UTC: The strongest MMI IX shaking intensity was experienced over a length of 170 km! Also to be seen here is that the aftershocks (orange bullets) have epicenters along the entire ruptured zone.
Update 08:44 UTC: The ultimate explanatory earthquake poster from this earthquake comes from geologist Dr. Jay Patton. Click on the image to be linked to his site. The poster contains lots of important scientific information and can be viewed in full format in his site. Dr Jay Patton is gifted with the ability to translate hard to understand scientific material into easy, everyday language (through texts and images).
Update 08:36 UTC: STRONG (preliminary) M6.1 Magnitude aftershock rattles again Papua New Guinea.
Update 06:50 UTC: A spokesman at Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Center said by telephone the affected area was very remote and the agency could not properly assess damage until communication was re-established. He said there were no confirmed casualties.
"The Papua New Guinea Defense Force has also been mobilized to assist with the assessment and the delivery of assistance to affected people as well as the restoration of services and infrastructure," Isaac Lupari, the chief secretary to the government, said in a statement.
ExxonMobil said it had shut its Hides gas conditioning plant and that it believed administration buildings, living quarters and a mess hall had been damaged. It also said it had suspended flights into the nearby Komo airfield until the runway could be surveyed.
"Due to the damage to the Hides camp quarters and continuing aftershocks, ExxonMobil PNG is putting plans in place to evacuate non-essential staff," the company said in an emailed statement. Gas is processed at Hides and transported along a 700 km (435 miles) line that feeds a liquefied natural gas plant near Port Moresby for shipping. (Source: Reuters)
Update 06:48 UTC: At least one company began evacuating non-essential personnel after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea's energy-rich interior on Monday, causing landslides, damaging buildings and closing oil and gas operations.
Update 01:49 UTC: A good description how the earthquake was felt in Mount Hagen, 165 km from the epicenter
"The house was shaking terribly but wr evacuated the house fairly quickly. Once outside in a safe area I checked my wrist watch and it was precisely 3:55am; the quake lasted 2 and a half minutes. Damage has been minor. Fridges, stoves and cupboards have moved out of position. Mirrors smashed and some lights on ceilings broken off. No bridges have collapsed or landslips in this area. Villagers heard loud explosion like noises during the tremor. Smaller tremors are still being felt now at 11:42am"
Update 01:51 UTC: Seismogram as recorded in a seismological station in Port Moresby, New Guinea. The M5+ aftershocks are looking minimal compared to the mainshock but at the same time it gives an impression of the difference in energy in between M7.5 en M5.7 (strongest aftershock so far)
Update 00:57 UTC: Based on this excerpt from an article of Radio New Zealand International there may be fatalities :((
Update 00:21 UTC:
Update 23:47 UTC: Updated USGS shaking map (see below for the first one)
Update 23:39 UTC: The map below shows the elliptical form of the MMI IX shaking area (MMI IX = violent shaking) indicating that the ruptured zone will be more than 100 km long !!
Update 23:29 UTC: We believe that all these (smaller) villages are at risk for serious damage. They are all located within a distance of 30 km from the epicenter. More than 50,000 people are living in and around these villages.
Update 23:24 UTC: Although people searching on the internet see everywhere "no damage so far", our own "Experience reports" show clearly that even at a distance of 100 to 150 km from the epicenter, a lot of (luckily) minor dame has been inflicted.
Update 23:13 UTC: A lot of aftershocks, some of them in the M5 to M6 range
Update 21:17 UTC: Request to our readers in the greater epicenter area in PNG, New Guinea : If you are aware of any damage, injuries and hopefully nothing else, please let us know by the form below, as it is very hard for the outside world to find out how the situation is at the moment. Thank You.
Update 20:56 UTC: Of course NO Tsunami risk as the epicenter is below land
Update 20:44 UTC: So far no news of damage and/or injured people. Due to the fact that a main road is located in the greater epicenter area + that it is currently daylight, reports may come in earlier. Inspecting the damage in the epicenter area may though be very difficult as this is rain forest and often covered with clouds. Sometimes assessment and rescue personnel has to walk via trails towards remote areas.
Update 20:11 UTC: Shaking map with possible related damage from the natural disaster specialists at CATnews (Risklayer - CEDIM), Karlsruhe, Germany. Map generated by Andreas Schäfer.
Update 19:59 UTC: Our historic earthquake map below shows another M7.5 earthquake in 1922.
Update 19:56 UTC: Good to know from the past : the last shallow M7+ in Central New Guinea was in 1976 on the Indonesian side of the border. The earthquake killed 5000 people :((.
Very complex faulting, probably involving more than one fault and at least one larger part with strike-slip component. And likely associated with surface rupture
Update 19:53 UTC: As said before, it can take many hours before we get news about the extend of the damage, injures and hopefully a confirmation of no fatalities.
Update 19:43 UTC: The highlands of New Guinea are being mined heavily since 1970. Many minerals like Gold, silver and copper, to name a few, are being mined. The image below gives an idea about the mining concessions granted in New Guinea. The epicenter region is among the areas with mining concessions.
Update 19:39 UTC: Image below shows the landscape in the highlands. Landslides are common after massive earthquakes in the highlands in New Guinea.
Update 19:35 UTC: Most of the experience reports we receive are in between 150 to 200 km from the epicenter area and some are already reporting damage to their houses. We fear for serious damage in the direct epicenter
Update 18:58 UTC: A user experience from Mount Hagen :
"Went for longer than a minute.. was the strongest ive ever felt and Right now there is an after shock as im typing... we have some small damage broken glass ect. But we live in a two storey brick building and there are some big cracks in the walls now."
Update 18:47 UTC: The earthquake mechanism shows a thrust earthquake (2 sides of a fault colliding into each other).
Update 18:46 UTC: Main earth movement based on the current focal mechanism. Image courtesy Observatoire Geoscope
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Update 18:38 UTC: Based on our experience we believe that it will last many hours before we will be informed about damage, injuries and fatalities.
Update 18:33 UTC: Professor Max Wyss, who specializes in theoretical prognoses of injuries and fatalities expects :
Injured people : 100 up to 1000
Fatalities : 10 to 400
ER does expect, based on earlier earthquakes in Papua New Guinea, max. the lower numbers
Update 18:24 UTC: People who have received the notification alert from the United States are in fact people from the USA coming to follow our Papua New Guinea alert
Update 18:22 UTC: Shaking impact on cities and population. Maximum shaking intensity is MMI VIII or severe shaking which may have been felt by 10.000 people
Update 18:19 UTC: People report that at least 3 aftershocks have been felt and that this earthquake was not at all like the usual very strong ones they felt before
Update 18:17 UTC: The first M5+ aftershock is being reported
Update 18:16 UTC: the earthquake's epicenter is in the Southern Highlands not heavily populated
Update 18:15 UTC: We fear also for secondary earthquake effects like landslides
Update 18:13 UTC: PNG people are used to very strong earthquakes but massive earthquakes like this below land can still lead to a lot of damage
Update 18:11 UTC: Shaking map from this earthquakeuake
Update 18:10 UTC: : USGS reports a preliminary depth of 35 km, better than 10 but still very dangerous
Update 18:10 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-report.com calls this earthquake extremely dangerous and expects injuries and serious damage
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 7.4
Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2018-02-26 03:44:42
GMT/UTC Time : 2018-02-25 17:44:42
Depth (Hypocenter) : 25 km
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