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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8420
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/natural risks

Italian Department of Civil Protection calls on JRC facility to use LISA radar to measure activity of Stromboli volcano

Brussels, 13/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following recent increases in volcanic activity by the Stromboli volcano, the Italian Department of Civil Protection has called on the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission to use its high resolution radar system, LISA (Linear Synthetic Aperture) to measure the ground movement on Stomboli's slopes providing early warning for emergency action. Stromboli's volcano erupted on 30 December 2002 and again in January this year, causing...

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