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Commemorating the WTAD, 5 November 2020 in NEAM region: See recent news for more details.
ICG/NEAMTWS-XVI Session, 2-4 December Cannes, France
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

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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 ...

New Information Document Underscores the Growing Coastal Exposure and Need to Continue Building Tsunami Resilience in the NEAM ...

Wednesday, 01 July 2020

A new ICG/NEAMTWS Factsheet 2005-2020 is now available to Member States, partners and stakeholders to inform of the current state of Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS). The Fact Sheet describes the development and main elements of ICG/NEAMTWS. In particular, it highlights the achievements, and contributions of...

NEAMTWS World Tsunami Awareness Day 2020 Webinar Preparing for the next Tsunami Centers Down on Tsunami Education and Awareness...

Saturday, 07 November 2020

A Webinar to commemorate the 5th World Tsunami Awareness Day was organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO in partnership with UNDRR on 4th November 2020 for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System (NEAMTWS) region. Over a hundred attendees participated in the Webinar. It was a first on that scal...

Tsunami hits Greece and Turkey after 7.0 earthquake

Thursday, 12 November 2020

On 30 October 2020, a significant tsunami triggered by an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 Mw hit the island of Samos (Greece) and the Aegean coast of the Izmir region (Turkey). The event shed light – once again – on the complexity of warning of locally generated tsunamis of rapid onset which challenged the ability of local authorities and communities at risk to take early action. According to Turkey's...

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