The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) participates in the event established and promoted by the Department of Civil Protection with a stand dedicated to monitoring earthquakes and volcanoes
It is in progress National Civil Protection Week, scheduled until October 18. Established in 2019 by the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) on the occasion of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, celebrated annually on October 13th, the initiative offers an opportunity to explore prevention, risk awareness, and appropriate behavior in emergency situations. The goal is to contribute to the spread of a culture of civil defense and environmental protection. Promoted by the DPC, the rich calendar of events includes exhibitions, podcasts, exercises, and talks.
The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), as a DPC Competence Centre, actively participates in the event by joining “Civil Protection Paths”, the themed village set up from October 15th to 18th, from 9:00 am to 17:00 pm in Rome, in the setting of Piazza di Siena in Villa Borghese. The route will be inaugurated on Thursday the 15th in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
At the INGV stand, the public and schools will be shown how the scientific community supports the National Civil Protection System through the study, research, and monitoring of earthquakes and volcanoes.
In particular, it will be possible to get to know the functioning of the Seismic and Volcanic Surveillance Service through connections to the real-time instrumentation of the INGV Operations Rooms in Rome, Naples, and CataniaVisitors will be able to observe from a privileged perspective the work of INGV staff engaged in real-time monitoring of Italian volcanoes and earthquakes occurring nationally and worldwide.
Three in-depth seminars are also scheduled for October 15th and 16th, dedicated to the exchange between the scientific community and the university world, with the participation of students: "Sentinels of the Deep: the INGV's response to Sicilian volcanism," "The tenth anniversary of the strong earthquakes in central Italy in 2016-17," and "Rome and earthquakes: a history of rumors, urban legends, prophecies, but also of science, traces left by past events, and literary testimonies."
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Photos: A moment from the installations that took place last March in the spaces of the Onanì-Mamone Prison, Nuoro.