Newsletter n.5
INGV newsletter | no.5 | May | 2021 | year XV
- Written by Staff
Image of the lava fountain of Etna from the INGV camera located on the southern slope, in the Montagnola area, at dawn on 19 May 2021.
The volcanologists of the Etna Observatory in Catania have renamed it the "Fountain of Franco Battiato".
From the blog 'INGVvulcani'
THE EDITORIAL
As Franco Barberi reminded us in this newsletter, (Some reflections on INGV 20 years after its establishment) INGV was born in 1999 on his proposal from the coalescence of important research bodies in geophysics and volcanology which were based throughout Italy, from Milan to Palermo. Since then, the institute has grown with a large national heritage of a thousand trained and passionate researchers, technologists, technicians and administrators, creating monitoring and surveillance infrastructures that are fundamental for the study of the Earth. These two pillars make INGV the national reference point for geosciences.
L'GUEST OF HONOR
Luigi D'Angelo, Operations Director of the Emergency Coordination of the DPC
The perception of risk by the population is the first tool for prevention. However, in some situations it is not easy to make people understand the potential danger of the places in which we live. Can greater awareness also be a tool for "managing" a possible emergency? We asked Dr. Luigi D'Angelo, Operations Director of the Emergency Coordination of the DPC. Guest of our virtual living room, Dr. D'Angelo told us about his experience at the head of one of the most strategic sectors of our country.
Earthquakes, here's what lies behind the most common effects
The paths of the hydrothermal fluids at the origin of the Campi Flegrei fumaroles
Italy in the cosmos for the candidacy of the Einstein Telescope
A RESEARCHER'S LIFE
IDENTITY CARD
Qualification: Researcher
Field of activity: Oceanography
INTERVIEW A
He has been sailing the stormy seas for several years now despite defining his life as "ordinary". She too was struck by the strange one disease which manifests itself only in those who visit Africa, a sliding door he brought it here to INGV. Otherwise, today we would find her in a hospital ward. Her life has given her two splendid daughters and she would have liked to discover the dynamics that led to the drift of continents. Let's get to know Nadia Lo Bue, the protagonist of this month's Researcher life.
LAB EXPERIENCES
The INGV Marine Geophysics Laboratory
A laboratory widespread which, as its name suggests, finds its natural habitat in the sea, in particular in the emerald color of the Marine Protected Area of the Cinque Terre National Park. We are talking about the INGV Marine Geophysics Laboratory, located at the Institute's branch in Portovenere, which we visited virtually by interviewing its manager, Filippo Muccini.
ROV Sirio, Remotely Operated Vehicle
THE EARTH TELLS
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the strongest event ever recorded by seismic instruments
On May 22, 1960, Chile was hit by a very strong earthquake which was followed by a tsunami which hit almost all the Pacific coasts. To find out the details of this event, the strongest recorded since 1900, we interviewed Stefano Lorito, a researcher at INGV, who explained what happened that day.
IT HAPPENED TODAY
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
The INGV National Earthquake Observatory. Interview with Director Salvatore Stramondo
A Section active on many hot fronts in which INGV is the protagonist: from seismic surveillance of the country to tsunami warnings for the Mediterranean area, through Earth observation, satellite monitoring of volcanic eruptions and that of changes in the level of sea. Our journey to discover the Sections of the Institute takes us today to Rome, to the headquarters of the National Earthquake Observatory (ONT). Here we interviewed its Director, Salvatore Stramondo, who told us how in these long months of the pandemic his Section has been able to adapt to the need to continue to operate the beating heart of INGV, the Seismic Surveillance Room. We also faced with him the great responsibility with which he has been invested in these years at the helm of the ONT and some of the episodes that most affected him, professionally and personally.
Events
WE WERE THERE:
Geosciences News TGweb del 28/ 04 / 2021
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May 2021 | Number 5 | fourteenth year
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- President's editorial
- Luigi D'Angelo, Operations Director of the Emergency Coordination of the DPC
- Earthquakes, here's what lies behind the most common effects
- past appointments
- The INGV National Earthquake Observatory. Interview with Director Salvatore Stramondo
- in the month of May
- The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the strongest event ever recorded by seismic instruments
- ROV Sirio, Remotely Operated Vehicle
- The INGV Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- Nadia Lo Bue
- Italy in the cosmos for the candidacy of the Einstein Telescope
- The paths of the hydrothermal fluids at the origin of the Campi Flegrei fumaroles