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ICG/NEAMTWS-XVI Session, 2-4 December Cannes, France
IPMA, Portugal to Apply for TSP accreditation. For more information please visit: http://www.ioc-tsunami.org/
Bodrum–Kos (Turkey–Greece) Mw 6.6 earthquake and tsunami of 21 July 2017. See recent news below. Credit: NOA and JRC
Four Tsunami Service Providers received Certificate of Accreditation at the 29th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly, 27 June 2017
Commemorating the WTAD, 5 November 2019 in NEAM region: Preparation of the TSUNEXTT 2019 exercise at the prefecture of Latina, Italy. See recent news for more details.

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Bodrum Kos Turkey Greece Mw 6.6 earthquake and tsunami of 21 July 2017

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Over the last two years several tsunamis have been recorded in the NEAMTWS region e.g. Aegean Sea (21 July 2017), in Alboran Sea (25 January 2016) and in the Ionian Sea (17 November 2015). Although moderate in size, these events highligh that the tsunami threat in NEAM region is real.For the event of 21 July 2017 a security camera in the port of Kos (Greece) captured the arrival of the first waves...

MHEWS – A Proven Contribution to Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Societies

Monday, 13 May 2019

The Second Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13-14 May 2019 ahead of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR). It was organised by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and a consortium of international partners, including the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) ...

Commemorating the WTAD, 5 November 2019 in NEAM region

Monday, 18 November 2019

Several member states of North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems (NEAMTWS) commemorated the World Tsunami Awareness Day. Latina, Italy A Tsunami exercise was organized in Latina on 10 October 2019. The exercise, named ‘TSUNEXTT’, tested standard operating procedures of institutions and municipalities that manage a tsunami risk emergency...

Sixteenth Session of the ICG-NEAMTWS: IPMA, Portugal is the Fifth Tsunami Service Provider to Receive Accreditation in NEAM region....

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

The Sixteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) was held from 2–4 December 2019, Cannes, France. The session was hosted by the municipality of Cannes. Photo by Jörn Beherens There is considerable infrastructure build up along the coast of Cannes and a ...

INGV, Italy Launches New Tsunami Warning Center Platform

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) has launched a new website for their Tsunami Warning Center (CAT). The site is for the general public and the media and it contains information to understand the tsunami risk in Italy and in the Mediterranean. Several aspects of the tsunami phenomenon are described, from their causes and propagation, the warning and mitigation system, over ...

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