5 November is the World Tsunami Awareness Day
Tsunamis are rare events but can have disastrous impacts. During the last century, 58 tsunami events caused more than 260.000 causalities overcoming any other natural hazard in the world. In the next decade half people on Earth will live on territories affected by possible natural risks, tsunamis included. Therefore, it is important to adopt plans for impacts mitigation.
- https://development.isprambiente.gov.it/en/archive/news-and-other-events/ispra-news/2021/11/5-november-is-the-world-tsunami-awareness-day
- 5 November is the World Tsunami Awareness Day
- 2021-11-05T00:00:00+00:00
- 2021-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- Tsunamis are rare events but can have disastrous impacts. During the last century, 58 tsunami events caused more than 260.000 causalities overcoming any other natural hazard in the world. In the next decade half people on Earth will live on territories affected by possible natural risks, tsunamis included. Therefore, it is important to adopt plans for impacts mitigation.
- When Nov 05, 2021 (GMT+0 / UTC0)
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In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated the 5 November as “The World Tsunami Awareness Day” inviting goverments, international organisations and civil society’s associations to make aware public opinion on mitigation measures improved by innovative early warning systems.
ISPRA with its tide gauges network is part of Italian national tsunami alert system (SiAM) and contributes to the implementation of the IOC/UNESCO Tsunami Ready programme which supports coastal communities in adopting preparedness measures and risk mitigation plans.