Newsletter n.4
INGV newsletter | no.4 | April | 2021 | year XV
- Written by Staff
The L'Aquila earthquake: wave propagation on the surface
SHAKEmovie: Animation of the propagation on the earth's surface of the seismic waves generated by the earthquake of Ml 5.9, (Mw 6.3) of April 6, 2009 in L'Aquila (Abruzzo, Italy).
12 years since the earthquake in L'Aquila
THE EDITORIAL
The term "geology" was coined by our Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603 and Italy owes its beauty precisely to its geological nature masterfully described by Abbot Antonio in 'il Bel Paese'.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are a demonstration of the Earth's and our nation's vitality: they are the breath of the Earth. All this, however, must make us aware that Italy, in Europe, is the nation most subject to natural hazards.
L'GUEST OF HONOR
What is the primary intervention for the best knowledge of our territory? We asked Professor Roberto Paolucci, member of the Commission for the Forecasting and Prevention of Major Risks for seismic and ordinary risk of Construction Technique at the Milan Polytechnic. Guest of honor of the month of our virtual living room, Professor Paolucci spoke to us about prevention and seismic risk in Italy.
ITED, the database of tsunami effects in Italy
Iceland, the awakening of the volcano in the land of ice
Swarm: Aid to define the position of the magnetic poles
A RESEARCHER'S LIFE
IDENTITY CARD
INTERVIEW A
Born in contact with nature, he fully experiences it as soon as he has the opportunity. Determined, he faces difficulties like a ram's head. Don't hurt him because you'll force him to count to ten and have you added to a long black list (better not to be on it). The idea in these first lines could be of a person halfway between Rambo and Haran Banjo, in reality Alessio Di Roberto (yes, let's talk about him) is a guy who has rolled up his sleeves and has never given up on his goals and ideals of him. He dreams of a better world for his daughter and greater attention to culture as an antidote to hatred and ignorance. He loves his family, rock and photography... that must be why he has a photograph in front of him... with a map and a traced path... and every intention of following it... all the way.
LAB EXPERIENCES
The Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory of Naples
From determining the age of rocks to defining the evolutionary processes of magmatic systems. From the reconstruction of the climate of the past, to the elaboration of volcanic hazard maps. The possible applications of isotopic geochemistry are really many and even go so far as to reconstruct the diet of fossil animals and the migratory movements of ancient populations. We interviewed the head of the Lab, Ilenia Arienzo, to learn more about her work and to discover the activities and tools of the Radiogenic Isotopes Laboratory of the INGV Vesuvius Observatory.
The thermal ionization mass spectrometer
THE EARTH TELLS
Seismicity of Salento and the earthquake of 20 February 1743
It is February 20, 1743. Three tremors make Salento tremble: buildings and churches collapse and even a tsunami occurs. We talked about this earthquake, its "signs" and effects on the territory, still visible today, with Rosa Nappi, a researcher at INGV, who told us about the events of that day.
IT HAPPENED TODAY
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
The Pisa Section of INGV. Interview with Director Carlo Meletti
Since 29 September 1999, INGV has been formally established as a public research body. In this large Institution, the result of the scientific partnership between five pre-existing Institutes distributed from North to South of our peninsula, research, study and monitoring activities have always been organized around three large thematic macro-divisions: the Departments of Environment, Earthquakes and Volcanoes. The more than 1.000 men and women of INGV are distributed throughout the national territory, organized into 10 scientific and administrative sections to which are added another 18 geographical offices in the various regions of Italy. To learn more about the numerous realities that make up our Institute, we began a journey which as a first stop took us to Pisa: here we interviewed Carlo Meletti, Director of the Tuscan Section of INGV since 2019, who told us - between anecdotes and fond memories – how working with his colleagues has always been a bit of a “family affair”.
Events
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April 2021 | Number 4 | year XV
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- President's editorial
- Seismic risk assessment in prevention. Interview with Roberto Paolucci, expert of the National Major Risks Commission
- ITED, the database of tsunami effects in Italy
- Iceland, the awakening of the volcano in the land of ice
- Swarm: Aid to define the position of the magnetic poles
- Alessio DiRoberto
- The Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory of Naples
- The thermal ionization mass spectrometer
- Seismicity of Salento and the earthquake of 20 February 1743
- in April
- The Pisa Section of INGV. Interview with Director Carlo Meletti
- past appointments