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Decade Volcanoes – Set of sixteen volcanoes noted for their eruptive history and proximity to densely populated areas; Dense-rock equivalent – Volcanologic calculation to estimate eruption volume; Volcanic winter of 536 – Cooling period in Northern Hemisphere caused by volcanic eruptions; Geologic timeline of Western North America
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]
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.
On Sept. 19, 2021, La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted. It was the first major volcanic eruption on the island in 50 years, per The New York Times.. Scientists started monitoring the island ...
A survey of 1,026 people who visited La Palma during the 2021 eruption indicated that most of the tourists came from the other Canarian islands and that the erupting volcano had become the island's main tourist attraction, with 64.3% of survey respondents stating that their reason for visiting La Palma was to witness the volcanic eruption.
A six-kilometer black lava scar crossing Spain's La Palma island remains as testimony to the three-month-long volcano eruption that may have left no casualties but did wreak havoc in the lives of ...
La Palma is a 2024 Netflix miniseries inspired by the Cumbre Vieja tsunami hazard hypothesis and partially based on the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The series, primarily filmed on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, [ 4 ] also includes scenes shot in Tenerife . [ 5 ]
A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Mount Vesuvius has erupted eight times in the last 17,000 years, most recently in 1944, but the big one was in A.D. 17. One of the most violent eruptions in history ...