The National Meteomont Center, an institution of fundamental importance for safety in mountain areas, has a new commander. With the election of Lieutenant Colonel Emanuela Gini, the Meteomont service continues its commitment in the prevention and forecast of avalanche danger, guaranteeing greater safety to users of the snowy areas
The fundamental role of the Meteomont in mountain security
Il Meteomont It is a key service in the prevention of avalanche danger in Italy. Through a network of monitoring and risk assessment, the service guarantees a constant supervision of the conditions of the snow mantle.
An indispensable service for mountain safety
The Carabinieri Meteomont service is a point of reference for users of the snowy mountain areas. With timely and precise information, it allows each individual to live their experience in the mountains safely and with the right awareness. In this way, Meteomont contributes decisively to the environmental protection and to the safeguarding of people who attend mountain areas.
The new commander: Lieutenant Colonel Emanuela Gini
Lieutenant Colonel Emanuela Gini is the new commander of the National Meteomont Center. He takes over from Lieutenant Colonel Vincenzo Romeo, who took leave after a 16 -year service. Gini, graduated in “Biological sciences” and with a master in “Environmental security” and a doctorate in “Environmental biology”is an expert skier, passionate about the mountains and the environment. His qualifications include specializations such as “Meteonivometric observer” ed “Snow expert and avalanches”as well as being enabled for off -track skiing.
His professional path began in 1996, when he entered the dissolved State Forestry Corps as an athlete of the sports center. With the merger in the Carabinieri weapon, he held prestigious assignments, including that of Commander to the Biodiversity department of Rome and responsible for the Forest Protection Command and Parks.
The importance of the daily bulletin
The avalanche danger prediction bulletin is made by collecting weather data in the high mountains, analyzing the stability of the snow. This bulletin, published every day at 14:00, is accessible on the site web And through the Meteomont app, available for Android and iOS.
The checks are carried out by qualified personnel who, once the data has been collected, proceeds to the processing of the forecasting bulletin of the avalanche danger, to support the national civil protection service for anthropized areas characterized by infrastructure, inhabited centers, roads etc. In addition to public information for non-anthropized natural areas, electively chosen for a tourist-recreational and sporting function.
The monitoring network
The monitoring network consists of 144 traditional weather stations (SMT), managed by the forest carabinieri departments. At these stations, highly qualified personnel units operate, including “Meteonivometric observers” and the “itinerant detection nuclei” (Nuir). These experts collect and process the data, which are then used to draw up the forecast bulletin. This is an essential element for the Civil Protection and for the safety of mountain users.
The management of emergencies and the importance of forecast
In case of avalanche, through the Avalanche reporting serviceall the activities envisaged are activated for the acquisition and processing of the information necessary to feed the dedicated digitized information system, available and available on the web platforms of the weapon.
In a framework characterized by obvious climate changes in place, the monitoring of the snow -sized mantle and the forecast of avalanche danger, they represent fundamental tools to guarantee safety and environmental protection.