Despite diversion efforts, the gigantic walls of lava keep their move towards the oceanhave, always destroying more homes in La Palma. Meanwhile, a cloud of sulfur dioxide has reached mainland Spain on Wednesday afternoon and will gradually cover the entire Iberian peninsula on Thursday and Friday.
Experts monitoring the eruption of a volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, in the Atlantic Ocean, now believe the rivers of lava flowing down from the Cumbre Vieja ridge may not reach the sea after all.
12-meter-high walls of lava ‘swallow’ homes
These towering lava flows, some of them 12 meters high, have been slowing down since they first began to descend the mountainside on Sunday.
Satellite images show that the rivers of molten rock have already engulfed around 154 hectares of land and destroyed 320 homes. The advancing lava has also forced the evacuation of 6,000 people in this popular tourist destination in Spain’s Canary Islands, off the northwestern coast of Africa.
Updated lava flow map of the ongoing eruption at La Palma. Area covered so far = 1.54 km^2. #lapalma #geology #volcano #volcanoes #eruption #CanaryIslands pic.twitter.com/w7rc18OTdU
— GeologyHub (@HubGeology) September 22, 2021
Firefighters sent in from Gran Canaria on Tuesday attempted to redirect the lava away from homes in the neighborhood of Todoque, in the town of Los Llanos, by flattening the earth along its path with heavy machinery. The hope was that the lava would take the easy way and head toward a ravine without swallowing up buildings. “We had to at least try,” said one firefighter as the wall of lava inched ever closer on Wednesday morning.
But by the afternoon the molten rock had already penetrated several parts of the neighborhood, where residents were given one hour to return to their homes on Tuesday to collect essential items. Island authorities have extended this deadline to 9pm on Wednesday.
Cloud of sulfur dioxide
A cloud of sulfur dioxide has reached mainland Spain on Wednesday afternoon and will gradually cover the entire Iberian peninsula on Thursday and Friday, according to the European Space Agency’s Copernicus program.
Pablo Casado, leader of the main opposition Popular Party (PP), asked the government to approve a disaster declaration for the area. “What we are seeing is not a wonderful show, it is a catastrophe,” he said on Wednesday.
La Palma vulkaanuitbarstingen verspreiden zwaveldioxide over delen van Noord-Afrika en zullen binnen een dag Europa bereiken. #LaPalmaeruption #LaPalmaVolcano pic.twitter.com/Ff56jTtzXk
— FEIKO for justice (@BeFree111177) September 22, 2021
Effusive rather than explosive eruption
The volcano’s behavior so far, together with the area’s history, suggest that for weeks to come there will continue to be an effusive rather than explosive eruption – that is, when magma flows out of the vent and oozes down the mountainside as lava, without sending rocks, ash or gas high in the air.
But experts noted that it is difficult to predict how the lava will act in the coming hours, because when the surface in contact with the air cools down and solidifies, the flow is diverted in different directions.
Is lava going to reach the sea?
“It is possible that [the lava] will reach the sea if there is enough emission, but the lava flows have been cooling down for two days now,” said Raúl Pérez, a geologist, seismologist and researcher at the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME), and a member of the team monitoring the eruption of Cabeza de Vaca in La Palma. “It might reach it or it might not. We’re talking about a fluid with very complex mechanics.”
A scientific committee monitoring the eruption has measured the progress of the lava flow, which is now advancing 200 meters every hour. If it does come into contact with the seawater, it is expected to release a large amount of gases and potentially trigger explosions. This temporary pollution would alter the temperature and acidity of the water, reduce the concentration of oxygen and increase levels of CO2 and other metals.
On midmorning on Wednesday, the lava front was 2.5 kilometers away from the coast in a straight line, according to satellite images captured by Copernicus The surface area covered by the lava flow had increased by 50% in 12 hours.
The regional premier of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, said on Wednesday that no more evacuations have taken place in recent hours and that evacuees are being put up in military facilities, hotels and apartments. For them, a return to their normal lives will not be possible as soon as the eruption ends, as many conditions will have to be met regarding the safety of buildings and the surrounding land.
A peak of energy on Tuesday
Volcanologists reported that on Tuesday night the volcano’s energy reached a peak that was reflected in the seismic signals, and that magma was spewed out with greater force, reaching heights of 400 meters.
By 8pm the ground in the eruption area had experienced an uplift of nearly 30 centimeters. Also around the same time, the vent of the volcano’s main cone opened up and partially collapsed.
On Wednesday morning, however, the tremor signals had become considerably weaker. At that point, lava was flowing out of four vents on the volcano: three in the original area and one more that opened up later in Tacande. [El Pais]
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ive heard dum dum wouldnt even tell america a tsunami was coming,that actually fits his past choices so keep an eye on this
After watching some scenarios the ramifications are stunning. All major cities on the east coast will be destroyed. Disney Princess castle will be at the bottom of the Gulf. All East Coast Nuclear reactors will have cooling systems compromised and will go Critical. All those expensive underground bunkers will be tombs of sewer water.
Whom ever survives the initial destructive wave damage will have to live with no electrical service, no food, fuel, medical, or any other needed life supporting infrastructure.
Pray this all simmers down or pray it all happens if wishing the worst on inner Beltway Bandits. Starting anew country, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the fact that all people are and will remain equal…
There would be no evacuation from the east coast of the USA. Everyone woul jump into their cars creating instant gridlock.
Wow, what a disaster. Did some research on that theory about a possible landslide, which could trigger a tsunami. East coast of America wouldn’t be very safe. Wouldn’t be a great deal of time to react, and evacuate either.
At least the military and civil engineers type of people are trying hard to help the civilian people. That’s good to see. Nobody died yet. Probably animals did, or maybe they escaped? I would never live near a volcano area. Not for me. I like the tropical paradise without lava.
I wonder how much mass that island will gain? Or lose?
I wonder if that earthquake in Australia will have any impact on Indonesia with all its volatility?
I’m getting the feeling we are on a precipice of some mega disaster. It would also take attention away from those forensic audit results (Arizona) on Friday. Usually, when bad news is on the horizon, you get some disasters, and MKULTRA hypno-zombie shooters popping up.
Takes attention away from bad news for the satanic elitists. Most of lamestream media are literally in bed with satanists. It’s so obvious. Same with most politicians now.