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New vents were observed at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma on September 24, as officials ordered expanded evacuations due to increased volcanic activity at the site.The Canary Islands ...
On 12 December, the volcanic eruption broke the local record, when it reached 85 days of continuous activity. The eruption is considered to be the longest known eruption of a volcano on La Palma. Previously, the eruption of the Tajuya Volcano in 1585 was the longest at 84 days. No reliable data is available about previous volcanic eruptions. [9 ...
Hundreds of people on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands awoke on Wednesday fearing for their homes and property after a new lava stream from an erupting volcano threatened to engulf another ...
A new vent on La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja volcano began to release gas southeast of the main vent on Friday, October 15, according to the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute.Footage taken on ...
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma continued to erupt on September 24, filling the skies with thick clouds of gas and ash.This footage shows the air filled with gray clouds ...
The Cumbre Vieja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkumbɾe ˈβjexa]; meaning "Old Summit") is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. [4] The spine of Cumbre Vieja trends in an approximate north–south direction, comprising the southern half of La Palma, with both summit ridge and flanks pockmarked by dozens of craters and cones. [5]
Spanish authorities ordered the evacuation of 700 to 800 citizens as the lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano was forecast to run further northwest on La Palma in the Canary Islands on October ...
Lava from the eruption that began on September 19 has laid waste to a total area of nearly 600 hectares, according to the Canary Islands Volcanic Emergency Plan.Torrents of molten rock have ...