Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
In February 2010, we launched an experimental scientific video
channel on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/ingvterremoti), to
improve our communication strategy for earthquake risk and
preparedness. The main goals of this initiative were to inform people
of the ongoing seismic activity in Italy and around the World, to
communicate the results of scientific research in seismology, and to
increase the knowledge of seismic hazard of the people. To date, after
almost two years from the start, we have published 52 original videos
on YouTube, through the collaboration of many researchers at the
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). The videos are
organized into eight play lists: (i) earthquakes in Italy; (ii) earthquakes
worldwide; (iii) the 2009 L’Aquila, Italy, earthquake; (iv) ongoing
seismic activity; (v) tsunami; (vi) earthquake prediction; (vii) seismic
hazard; and (viii) May 11 2011 (when a major earthquake was
predicted to hit Rome). To date, the total number of views is over
466,000, with two peaks of more than 20,000/day after the Tohoku,
Japan, earthquake (March 2011) and before the presumed prediction of
a major earthquake to hit Rome on May 11, 2011. The most popular
videos (6) have been viewed more than 20,000 times, with a maximum
of over 67,000. We think that this initiative has increased people’s
Description:
Published
Description:
303-408
Description:
5.9. Formazione e informazione
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JCR Journal
Description:
open
Keywords:
Seismic hazard
;
Education and outreach
;
05. General::05.03. Educational, History of Science, Public Issues::05.03.99. General or miscellaneous
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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