Alex Tsakiridis

Islander. Manager of #disaster #conflict #risk by training. #DRR @PreventionWeb #NoNaturalDisasters. ex @Concern #CARhope. tweets my own / RT ≠ endrsmnt.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires that have engulfed a number of Greek islands. Thousands of locals and tourists have been evacuated, but Greek authorities said that no major injuries had been reported so far. https://t.co/AMi5evtWYn

[OroraTech @OroraTech]

Massive #wildfire evacuation in #Greece! 🔥19,000 of residents and tourists moved from #Rhodes villages and resorts for a sixth day. Extreme temperatures reaching 45°C (113°F) amid the hottest July weekend in 50 years fuel the nationwide crisis. #Ροδος🇬🇷 https://t.co/QNXz8zhk8T

[Dr. Judith Hubbard @JudithGeology]

Why did a M5 earthquake occur HERE yesterday, in what is apparently the middle of the African Plate?

Answer: It's not the middle of the African Plate, it's the East African Rift: the continent is pulling apart at a rate of ~1-5 mm/yr.

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[The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian]

The devastation of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria is shocking, but the fact that they happened should not come as a surprise. The UN’s top disaster risk reduction official @HeadUNDRR explains.
https://t.co/SdQs1f2MgD

[PreventionWeb @PreventionWeb]

🚨📢A public earthquake early warning system in 🇬🇷 Greece and 🇮🇹 Italy could give vital seconds’ notice ⏰of a major earthquake – time for automated shutdown of potentially dangerous systems, says this @ucl study.

Find out how 👇

https://t.co/XxSvbWaTDM #EarlyWarningsForAll

[PreventionWeb @PreventionWeb]

Could scientists have predicted the 6 Feb Türkiye-Syria #earthquakes, or the 6.4 magnitude 20 Feb earthquake?
Well, it's complicated.💡They can make forecasts, but not accurate predictions.
But what's the difference between a forecast and a prediction?
Find out here 👇

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

The footage of the Turkey earthquake fault line

[TRT HABER @trthaber]

"Ben seni sevdiğimi dünyalara bildirdim..."

Yunanistan devlet televizyonu, yayınına Türkiye'den deprem görüntüleri ve Türkçe şarkı eşliğinde başladı.

[Tim Wright @timwright_leeds]

It's worth noting that although the magnitude of yesterday's earthquakes was higher than many expected, their location was not a suprise. Here is the most recent seismic hazard map produced by AFAD in Turkey (2018)
https://t.co/cQnxXopd9F

[Dr. Judith Hubbard @JudithGeology]

Today's M7.8 earthquake in Turkey occurred in the East Anatolian Fault zone.

Although this fault is a known hazard, the quake is unusual. Today's M7.8 released >2x as much energy as the largest recorded quakes in the region (M7.4).

Image credit: Kyle Bradley

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[EMSC @LastQuake]

For comparison here is the same map after the second earthquake. One can see a second fault oriented E-W
2 faults have been activated

[Liz Cookman @liz_cookman]

Gaziantep castle, constructed by the Romans and rebuilt extensively by the Seljuks, collapsed. #deprem #TurkeyEarthquake

[PreventionWeb @PreventionWeb]

We can't stop an #earthquake from happening⚠️, but we can create earthquake-resistant buildings 🏠.

Hazards don't have to turn into disasters❗ We can and must reduce vulnerability and exposure to reduce loss and damage. 👉https://t.co/BMImjxXG1j
#ZeroClimateDisasters

[Χρήστος Στυλιανίδης - Christos Stylianides @StylianidesEU]

Interview @UNDRR How the Ministry for Climate Crisis & Civil Protection is tackling adaptation and resilience

[Χρήστος Στυλιανίδης - Christos Stylianides @StylianidesEU]

Interview on Prevention Web @UNDRR on how 🇬🇷 is tackling adaptation & resilience #climatecrisis

https://t.co/oossHn9Rfh

[Civil Protection GR @CivPro_GR]

Σημαντική ημερίδα σήμερα📍CivProGR

✔️Η συμπερίληψη σε ετοιμότητα & αντιμετώπιση καταστροφών: Ενεργή συμμετοχή ΑμεΑ σε ασκήσεις εκκένωσης

👉🏻Ανταλλαγή απόψεων/εμπειριών για βελτίωση πρακτικών & ενίσχυση ικανότητας ΑμεΑ να αντιμετωπίσουν αποτελεσματικά καταστάσεις έκτακτης ανάγκης

[Civil Protection GR @CivPro_GR]

📌 Ημερίδα 🗓️8/11/2022

📄 Η συμπερίληψη στην ετοιμότητα & την αντιμετώπιση καταστροφών: Ενεργή συμμετοχή των ΑμεΑ σε ασκήσεις εκκένωσης

🤝🏻Υπ. Κλιματικής Κρίσης & Πολιτικής Προστασίας
🤝🏻🇪🇺 Κέντρο Δασικών Πυρκαγιών / Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης
🤝🏻ΕΜΠ @ntua

🔗https://t.co/cpZFD2WHIJ

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

💬“We need to ramp up disaster risk reduction as part of the solution to address the climate emergency, while raising and achieving climate ambition." - @HeadUNDRR

Insightful discussions today at the #EFDRR Roadmap action-oriented dialogue in Athens 🇬🇷

[UNDRR Arab States @UNDRRArabStates]

The #EFDRR Roadmap Action-oriented Dialogue in Greece🇬🇷 concluded with important discussions addressing the issue of climate emergency among actors from Eastern Mediterranean countries at the highest political and technical level.
@UNDRR @UNDRR_ECA @GSCP_GR

[#NoNaturalDisasters @NoNatDisasters]

The final 4 presentations from the #NoNaturalDisasters Conference have been uploaded.

Excellent discussion, research & observations from @MrVisGeography, @grumpy_volcano, @alxtsakir & @dewaldvn.

Playlist here - https://t.co/Ctw2XlZzln

Coming soon - the micro presentations!