#EGU23 PC4 Early warning for extreme events: earthquakes, droughts, floods and livestock disease
Channel: European Geosciences Union
Date: 2023-04-25

In March 2022, the United Nations set a five year target for every place on Earth to be equipped with Early Warning Systems for natural hazards. In this press briefing, geoscientists propose an operational earthquake forecasting model for Europe, a new framework for drought definition and preparedness, an innovative flood hazard mapping method that indicates oncoming floods, and a system to warn the livestock sector of disease outbreaks.

Participants:

- Marta Han, Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Pedro Henrique Lima Alencar, Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Ökologie, Ökohydrologie & Landschaftsbewertung, Germany
- Fredrik Huthoff, HKV and University of Twente, Netherlands
- Paola Nassisi, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Lecce, Italy

NOTE: the first two minutes of the video had a focus issue that led to the image being slightly blurred, the issue is fixed from the start of the scientist presentations.

Press Conference held Tuesday, 25 April, 11:30 CEST in Vienna, Austria, moderated by EGU's Media and Communications Officer, Gillian D'Souza. For more information about our Press Conferences or to make contact with the speakers, please email media@egu.eu. 

For more information visit the EGU23 webpage: https://www.egu23.eu or email: egu23@copernicus.org 

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