The INGV Information Centers of Vulcano and Stromboli are open until 6 October to raise awareness of Aeolian volcanism and the risks associated with it. Among the first to visit the two structures of the Institute, the Head of the Department of Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli and the top management of INGV
The two information centers of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV http://www.ingv.it/it/) of Stromboli and Vulcano in the Aeolian Islands (http://www.ilvulcanoinforma.it/it/7/i-centri-ingv) reopen their doors. Until 6 October it will be possible to visit the Institute's two buildings. Objective: to welcome and inform visitors about Aeolian volcanism and the risks associated with it.
For the occasion, the Head of the Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli, went this morning to visit the "M. Carapezza" Center and, in the afternoon, to the "Stromboli" Information Center, accompanied by the President of INGV Carlo Doglioni, the General Manager Maria Siclari, by the INGV directors of the Augusto Neri Volcanoes Department, of the Etna Observatory Eugenio Privitera, of the Palermo Franco Italiano Section and the person in charge of dissemination activities at the INGV Centers of the Aeolian Islands Caterina Piccione.
"The Information Center of Stromboli and the Marcello Carapezza Center of Vulcano", explains the President of INGV Carlo Doglioni, "have been offering the resident population and numerous holidaymakers scientific information on the active volcanoes of the Aeolian Islands for over 20 years, recognized by the Unesco World Heritage Site (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/908). The work of the Dissemination Centers is the most effective response to requests for information both for those approaching the two active volcanoes for the first time, and for the resident population. The charm of the Aeolian Islands is also linked to their geological vitality and therefore both inhabitants and tourists must be aware of the possible risks associated with these volcanic islands, especially Stromboli and Vulcano. The former is in a state of permanent activity, with a magmatic system in direct connection with the surface, so much so that for this reason it has been called 'the lighthouse of the Mediterranean' since ancient times; the second, on the other hand, erupts episodically but with considerable energy, the last time in 1888-1890. Scientific dissemination is therefore useful and necessary to convey to the inhabitants and visitors of the islands the awareness of the potential risks to which they are exposed and, consequently, the ability to be prepared to face any critical issues related to natural phenomena".
New this year is the "Info Point" of Vulcano Porto in the center of the urban area, an obligatory passage for all tourists able to give an adequate response to the growing request for information on the volcanoes of the Aeolian Islands.
Volcanological Information Centers
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), in addition to operating the monitoring and surveillance service of the active volcanoes present in the Aeolian archipelago, manages the Volcanological Information Centres: "Il Vulcano Informa". Since 1990, the “M. Volcanology Operations Center” has been opened on the island of Vulcano. Carapezza”, to which was added, in 1997, that of Stromboli. The function of the two centers is to provide logistical support for monitoring and research activities and, at the same time, to guarantee visitors correct scientific information on volcanic risk. The goal is to convey elementary notions on the functioning of volcanoes, integrate the limited valorisation of the Aeolian Islands with the diffusion of knowledge about their history and the risks that an active volcano entails and, finally, bring visitors closer to the world of volcanoes in an aware and correct. The communities residing on the islands of Vulcano and Stromboli perceive the presence of the two INGV Information Centers as institutional referents for the study of volcanic activity, a sort of witnesses of the constant research and monitoring work carried out by INGV, able to provide residents and visitors with a vision of the world of research which, in addition to dissemination, gives visibility to monitoring and study activities.
Photos: Marcello Carapezza Center of Vulcano". From left to right, Luigi D'Angelo - director of DPC emergency management; Calogero Foti - director of Civil Protection Sicily; Augusto Neri - director of the INGV Volcanoes Department; Franco Italiano - director of the Palermo INGV Section; Eugenio Privitera - director INGV Observatory; Marco Giorgianni - Mayor of Lipari; Carlo Doglioni - INGV President; Maria Siclari - INGV General Director; Angelo Borrelli - Head of the National Civil Protection Department; Maria Carmela Librizzi - Messina Prefect; Italo Giulivo - Director of the National Civil Protection Department; of the order
For the collaboration and support we thank the Port Authority of Milazzo, the Maritime District Office of Lipari and the Carabinieri Command of Milazzo