Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of
the art, gaps, and future solutions

AMATO, Alessandro; CUGLIARI, Lorenzo; ROMANO, Fabrizio; VOLPE, Manuela; VALBONESI, Cecilia; LORITO, Stefano; TONIN, Roberto

doi:10.3906/yer-2110-7

Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions

Stefano LORITO, (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Rome, Italy)

Alessandro AMATO, (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Rome, Italy)

Lorenzo CUGLIARI, (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Rome, Italy)

Fabrizio ROMANO, (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Rome, Italy)

Roberto TONIN, (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Rome, Italy)

Cecilia VALBONESI, (Department of Legal Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy)

Manuela VOLPE (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Rome, Italy)

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 30 Sayı: Özel sayı 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 882 - 897 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.3906/yer-2110-7 İndeks Tarihi: 20-06-2022

Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions

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Historical catalogues show evidence for about 300 tsunamis in European coastal waters since 1600 BC, and tsunami hazard models like the NEAMTHM18 provide the probability of future inundation from earthquake-induced tsunamis. A recent wake-up call came from the 2020 MW7.0 Samos-İzmir earthquake and the following moderate, damaging tsunami. Five accredited Tsunami Service Providers (TSPs) run by IPMA (Portugal), CENALT (France), INGV (Italy), NOA (Greece), and KOERI (Turkey), and several national centers monitor the seismicity and provide tsunami alerts in the framework of the UNESCO Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS). In this paper, we focus on the state of the art of earthquake-induced tsunami risk reduction and coastal planning in Italy from the perspective of the Centro Allerta Tsunami (CAT), the INGV NTWC (National Tsunami Warning Center) and TSP. We will emphasize some limitations to draw future directions for better preparation and towards the full implementation of the tsunami warning “last-mile”.

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APA	LORITO S, AMATO A, CUGLIARI L, ROMANO F, TONIN R, VALBONESI C, VOLPE M (2021). Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. , 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
Chicago	LORITO Stefano,AMATO Alessandro,CUGLIARI Lorenzo,ROMANO Fabrizio,TONIN Roberto,VALBONESI Cecilia,VOLPE Manuela Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. (2021): 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
MLA	LORITO Stefano,AMATO Alessandro,CUGLIARI Lorenzo,ROMANO Fabrizio,TONIN Roberto,VALBONESI Cecilia,VOLPE Manuela Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. , 2021, ss.882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
AMA	LORITO S,AMATO A,CUGLIARI L,ROMANO F,TONIN R,VALBONESI C,VOLPE M Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. . 2021; 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
Vancouver	LORITO S,AMATO A,CUGLIARI L,ROMANO F,TONIN R,VALBONESI C,VOLPE M Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. . 2021; 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
IEEE	LORITO S,AMATO A,CUGLIARI L,ROMANO F,TONIN R,VALBONESI C,VOLPE M "Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions." , ss.882 - 897, 2021. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
ISNAD	LORITO, Stefano vd. "Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions". (2021), 882-897. https://doi.org/10.3906/yer-2110-7

APA	LORITO S, AMATO A, CUGLIARI L, ROMANO F, TONIN R, VALBONESI C, VOLPE M (2021). Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 30(Özel sayı 1), 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
Chicago	LORITO Stefano,AMATO Alessandro,CUGLIARI Lorenzo,ROMANO Fabrizio,TONIN Roberto,VALBONESI Cecilia,VOLPE Manuela Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 30, no.Özel sayı 1 (2021): 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
MLA	LORITO Stefano,AMATO Alessandro,CUGLIARI Lorenzo,ROMANO Fabrizio,TONIN Roberto,VALBONESI Cecilia,VOLPE Manuela Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.30, no.Özel sayı 1, 2021, ss.882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
AMA	LORITO S,AMATO A,CUGLIARI L,ROMANO F,TONIN R,VALBONESI C,VOLPE M Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. 2021; 30(Özel sayı 1): 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
Vancouver	LORITO S,AMATO A,CUGLIARI L,ROMANO F,TONIN R,VALBONESI C,VOLPE M Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. 2021; 30(Özel sayı 1): 882 - 897. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
IEEE	LORITO S,AMATO A,CUGLIARI L,ROMANO F,TONIN R,VALBONESI C,VOLPE M "Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions." Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 30, ss.882 - 897, 2021. 10.3906/yer-2110-7
ISNAD	LORITO, Stefano vd. "Tsunami hazard, warning, and risk reduction in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea: state of the art, gaps, and future solutions". Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 30/Özel sayı 1 (2021), 882-897. https://doi.org/10.3906/yer-2110-7