Spanish scientists announced on Saturday, that the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano on the island of La Palma is officially over. Geologists will make such a declaration after a volcano has stopped its activity for at least 10 consecutive days. Júlio Pérez, the director of the Volcanic Emergency Plan…
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The volcanic eruption on the Island of La Palma (not that far away from Madeira) may be over – knock on wood. There has not been any new eruption since Tuesday (Dec 14). The gas output has stopped as well; the whole thing may be plugged for good, or not.…
The Vulcan “Cumbre Vieja“ on the Island of La Palma is not giving a rest. Lava and ash eruptions, plus recurring earthquakes, started in Sept 21st of this year. The seismic activity is also coupled with “inflation”, meaning that the surface of the island is rising sometimes. Geologists can only…
Madeiran, Luís Miguel Ramos, who has lived on the island of La Palma for 27 years, watched helplessly as his house was consumed by lava.
The Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), issued a second statement last night regarding the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands.
According to Vitor Prior, Madeiran delegate of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the ash cloud from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, should not affect the Madeiran archipelago.
This afternoon news came in to say that for the first time since 1971, the Cumpre Vieja volcano in La Palma had erupted.