Ever since I was a child,the grandeur of geological phenomena has fascinated me.For hours I used to listen astonished to my grandfather telling me stories about the Vesuvius Volcano:he was from Naples and had personal...Ever since I was a child,the grandeur of geological phenomena has fascinated me.For hours I used to listen astonished to my grandfather telling me stories about the Vesuvius Volcano:he was from Naples and had personally experienced the destruction of the last eruption in 1944.I remember perfectly the fear and wonder I was feeling while he talked me,the sense of impotence and precariousness that,in my imagination,the population must have felt;that perception of living in a“dancing land”,as my grandfather defined Italy.Perceiving that the Earth is a“living”planet and the strength of its processes is that generates similar responses in every living being:that’s where my love for geology comes from.Over time my wish to contribute to the defence of the extraordinary beauty and extreme fragility of my country from natural risks grew so I gradually oriented my career towards the study of georisks and geohazards.In 2002,I participated in the seismic emergency activity in the Molise Region(South Italy).I arrived in the small village of S.Giuliano just a few hours after the earthquake that had destroyed a school,while the firefighters was still trying to extract 27 children buried under the rubble.展开更多
文摘Ever since I was a child,the grandeur of geological phenomena has fascinated me.For hours I used to listen astonished to my grandfather telling me stories about the Vesuvius Volcano:he was from Naples and had personally experienced the destruction of the last eruption in 1944.I remember perfectly the fear and wonder I was feeling while he talked me,the sense of impotence and precariousness that,in my imagination,the population must have felt;that perception of living in a“dancing land”,as my grandfather defined Italy.Perceiving that the Earth is a“living”planet and the strength of its processes is that generates similar responses in every living being:that’s where my love for geology comes from.Over time my wish to contribute to the defence of the extraordinary beauty and extreme fragility of my country from natural risks grew so I gradually oriented my career towards the study of georisks and geohazards.In 2002,I participated in the seismic emergency activity in the Molise Region(South Italy).I arrived in the small village of S.Giuliano just a few hours after the earthquake that had destroyed a school,while the firefighters was still trying to extract 27 children buried under the rubble.
