Friday April 24th, starting at 18:00 pm, the Mandralisca Museum of Cefalù (PA) will host the conference "Monitoring the Sea, Protecting the Coasts. Science and Technology for Tsunami Monitoring in the Mediterranean", organized in collaboration with theNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
In particular, researchers from the Tsunami Warning Center (CAT-INGV) and Aeolian Islands Monitoring Center (CME-INGV) of the Institute will illustrate the genesis of tsunamis, their possible effects on exposed coasts and the main monitoring and protection systems currently active at an international level.
The Mediterranean, in fact, is a basin characterized by complex geophysical dynamics, where tsunami propagation times can be very short. For this reason, in recent years, interventions have been launched to improve detection and warning systems and to make the sea level monitoring network denser and more effective.
During 2025, for example, INGV actively participated in theinstallation of three buoys for tsunami monitoring: one at Punta dei Corvi, Stromboli, and two in the Ionian Sea, about a hundred kilometers from Crotone and Syracuse.
The technologies used, based on high-resolution sensors and real-time data transmission, allow continuous monitoring of sea levels and strengthen early warning systems, which are essential for the tsunami risk management in coastal areas.
The Cefalù event represents an opportunity to delve deeper into the link between scientific research and operational applications in sea surveillance and land protection, as well as a moment of discussion and sharing of activities that involve the territory and citizens, whose active participation constitutes a fundamental element in increasing awareness of a risk that is still too little known.
Download the conference poster here
Useful links:
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV)
INGV Aeolian Islands Monitoring Center
In-depth study on sea level monitoring systems
In-depth analysis of the installation of tsunami monitoring buoys in the Mediterranean
