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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]
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 ...
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 ...
Volcanic vents on La Palma have sometimes been named after the saint of the day they erupted. In this case, the saint would be Saint Januarius (san Genaro). [107] This painting by Mattia Preti depicts his beheading with Vesuvius in eruption as a background. The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja dorsal.
Ash and lava spewed from the cone of La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja volcano on Tuesday morning, September 28, as lava continued to flow toward the sea.Drone footage captured over Todoque, Spain, shows ...
Buildings near the Cumbre Vieja eruption Prior to the Cumbre Vieja eruption on the island of La Palma on September 20, 2021, over 25,000 earthquakes were recorded starting on September 10. Since the 1971 Teneguía eruption, the volcano has remained very active, as since October 2017 until the 2021 eruption alone, nine earthquake swarms occurred.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has remained active, ejecting lava and ash onto the Spanish island of La Palma on Tuesday, October 19, a month after the initial eruptions began.Video shared on Twitter ...