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GEO-HASARDS
In the MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Jean Mascle, Dr CNRS
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Definitions
RISK = hazard (alea) + vulnerability
Hazard = probability of catastrophic event
Vulnerability = societal impact
Classification
Nature
Meteorology, climate
Geology/geophysic
Biology, mixed,….
Recurrence
Annual, decennial, secular,…2
The Mediterranean Sea today
( Mascle et al 2008)
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MAJOR HISTORICAL and RECENT SEISMS
IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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SEISMS (Magnitude > 3) between 1964 and 2006
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L’Aquila, april 2009
6,4 - 300
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MAJOR ACTIVE, OR HISTORICALLY ACTIVE,
VOLCANOES
IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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Vesuvio, Eolian islands, Etna
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Main active, or historically active, volcanoes
in Mediterranean sea
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Historical Tsunamis
in Mediterranean Sea
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Main tsunamigenic sources in Mediterranean Sea(after Papadopulos and Fokaefs, 2005)
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Historical occurrences in the
Mediterranean Sea
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Morphology of the Var submarine delta
(after Sardou personnal communication)
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Antibes, October 16, 1979
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Historical catastrophic events in the Aegean area
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Documents exposition
Trésors engloutis d’Egypte (Franck Goddio; Paris hiver 2OO7)
Consequence
In the area of Alexandria 18
LE RENDEZ-VOUS
DE L’ASSURANCE
TRANSPORTS
Cannes
28th and 29th April 2009