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2021-10-01T02:14:34Z |
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The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. Initially, when the eruption started, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0, when it was a purely effusive eruption. However, with the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. Initially, when the eruption started, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0, when it was a purely effusive eruption. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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1047480529 |
2021-10-01T02:15:26Z |
27881(-11) |
1586(-1) |
60(0) |
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The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. Initially, when the eruption started, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0, when it was a purely effusive eruption. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0, when it was a purely effusive eruption. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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1047480818 |
2021-10-01T02:17:21Z |
27865(-16) |
1583(-3) |
60(0) |
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The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0, when it was a purely effusive eruption. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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1047481052 |
2021-10-01T02:18:54Z |
27865(0) |
1583(0) |
60(0) |
Eruption |
Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flows to the sea and cuts off the main access roads. A total of around 5,000 people are expected to be evacuated from the area, with estimates that as many as 10,000 might have to be evacuated. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. A total of around 5,000 people are expected to be evacuated from the area, with estimates that as many as 10,000 might have to be evacuated. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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1047481601 |
2021-10-01T02:22:26Z |
27772(-93) |
1574(-9) |
58(-2) |
Eruption |
Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. A total of around 5,000 people are expected to be evacuated from the area, with estimates that as many as 10,000 might have to be evacuated. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. Estimated evacuees ranged from 5,000,Cite error: The tag has too many names (see the help page).
The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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1047481732 |
2021-10-01T02:23:17Z |
27773(1) |
1565(-9) |
60(2) |
Eruption |
Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. Estimated evacuees ranged from 5,000,Cite error: The tag has too many names (see the help page).
The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. Estimated evacuees ranged from 5,000 to 10,000. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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1047481888 |
2021-10-01T02:24:21Z |
27762(-11) |
1564(-1) |
60(0) |
Eruption |
The eruption takes place from at least five main (eruptive) vents.
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents.
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1047482343 |
2021-10-01T02:27:10Z |
27705(-57) |
1557(-7) |
60(0) |
Eruption |
On the fourth day of eruption, the volcano, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, experienced a more explosive phase, decreasing the amount of gases, but not more dangerous.
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On the fourth day, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, the volcano entered a more explosive phase, expelling less volcanic gas.
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1047483893 |
2021-10-01T02:36:53Z |
27563(-142) |
1534(-23) |
60(0) |
Eruption |
The last subaerial volcanic eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which resulted in one fatality of a photographer who got too close to the lava and was asphyxiated by the fumes, but it caused no material damage. The last volcanic eruption in Spain until the 2021 eruption, was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption, which was a submarine eruption.
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The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes, but caused no structural damage. The last overall was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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1047519332 |
2021-10-01T06:55:29Z |
27590(27) |
1536(2) |
60(0) |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. The eruption began on 19 September; an earthquake swarm which started on 11 September had indicated that fresh magma was rising beneath the island. It was the first eruption of the volcano since 1971.
The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm which started on 11 September had indicated that fresh magma was rising beneath the island and the eruption began on 19 September. It was the first eruption of the volcano since 1971.
The eruption caused the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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1047519753 |
2021-10-01T06:58:51Z |
27613(23) |
1540(4) |
60(0) |
Eruption |
Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and around 700 people (including 500 tourists) from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. Estimated evacuees ranged from 5,000 to 10,000. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and then a further 700 people (including 500 tourists) were evacuated from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. Estimated evacuees ranged from 5,000 to 10,000. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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1047519997 |
2021-10-01T07:00:38Z |
27634(21) |
1546(6) |
60(0) |
Eruption |
Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and then a further 700 people (including 500 tourists) were evacuated from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. Estimated evacuees ranged from 5,000 to 10,000. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption, and then a further 700 people (including 500 tourists) were evacuated from the Los Llanos de Aridane coastal region in case the lava flowed to the sea and cut off the main access roads. The total number of evacuees is now estimated to be 5,000 to 10,000. The alert level was raised to its highest level—red—due to the eruption.
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1047521349 |
2021-10-01T07:09:20Z |
28033(399) |
1572(26) |
61(1) |
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The lava flow into the sea created a new peninsula. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow.
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1047535897 |
2021-10-01T09:10:55Z |
28006(-27) |
1572(0) |
61(0) |
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1047536006 |
2021-10-01T09:12:00Z |
27979(-27) |
1572(0) |
61(0) |
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1047541203 |
2021-10-01T10:02:50Z |
28121(142) |
1576(4) |
61(0) |
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On 26 September, the previously stalled lava flows started again to advance towards the coast, destroying the Todoque neighbourhood church and advancing to the sea at a speed of 100 to 200 meters per hour, mostly on top of the older flow. Meanwhile, the volcano seemed to have entered a more stabilised period after the previous days of more explosive eruptions with a slight fall in seismic activity that took place at deeper depths than before, according to IGN.
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On 26 September, the previously stalled lava flows started again to advance towards the coast, destroying the Todoque neighbourhood church of Saint Pius X and advancing to the sea at a speed of 100 to 200 meters per hour, mostly on top of the older flow. Meanwhile, the volcano seemed to have entered a more stabilised period after the previous days of more explosive eruptions with a slight fall in seismic activity that took place at deeper depths than before, according to IGN.
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1047575938 |
2021-10-01T14:05:56Z |
28128(7) |
1577(1) |
61(0) |
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The eruption began at 14:13 UTC on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
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The eruption began at 14:13 local time on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
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1047582888 |
2021-10-01T14:49:52Z |
28128(0) |
1577(0) |
61(0) |
Eruption |
The eruption began at 14:13 local time on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
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The eruption began at 15:15 local time on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
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1047584400 |
2021-10-01T14:59:41Z |
28216(88) |
1579(2) |
61(0) |
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The eruption began at 15:15 local time on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
On 28 September, at around 23:02 local time, the lava flow reached the sea at the Beach of Los Guirres, also called New Beach, of the municipality of Tazacorte. The heating of the seawater to a high temperature might produce laze containing emissions of sulfuric, hydrochloric, and hydrofluoric acid into the air. Traces of sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano itself had been detected in the upper stratosphere as far north as Scandinavia, but the actual impacts of the SO2 emissions on the weather and air quality were said to be globally negligible so far, mostly due to the emitted amounts and their altitude. Earlier on that day, Spain's government classified the island of La Palma as a disaster zone, due to the steadily increasing property and economic damage caused by the eruption, a move that will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
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The eruption began at 15:15 local time (16:15 UTC) on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
On 28 September, at around 23:02 local time (00:02 UTC), the lava flow reached the sea at the Beach of Los Guirres, also called New Beach, of the municipality of Tazacorte. The heating of the seawater to a high temperature might produce laze containing emissions of sulfuric, hydrochloric, and hydrofluoric acid into the air. Traces of sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano itself had been detected in the upper stratosphere as far north as Scandinavia, but the actual impacts of the SO2 emissions on the weather and air quality were said to be globally negligible so far, mostly due to the emitted amounts and their altitude. Earlier on that day, Spain's government classified the island of La Palma as a disaster zone, due to the steadily increasing property and economic damage caused by the eruption, a move that will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
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1047650872 |
2021-10-01T21:51:17Z |
28220(4) |
1579(0) |
61(0) |
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1047664110 |
2021-10-01T23:32:29Z |
28318(98) |
1579(0) |
61(0) |
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1047682681 |
2021-10-02T02:03:18Z |
28037(-281) |
1579(0) |
61(0) |
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1047752684 |
2021-10-02T11:39:25Z |
28055(18) |
1579(0) |
61(0) |
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1047821424 |
2021-10-02T18:24:32Z |
28126(71) |
1579(0) |
61(0) |
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1047821500 |
2021-10-02T18:24:55Z |
28131(5) |
1579(0) |
61(0) |
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1047833854 |
2021-10-02T19:41:56Z |
28209(78) |
1592(13) |
61(0) |
Impact |
As of 26 September 07:08, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or affected over 560 buildings, over 20 kilometres (12 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 230 hectares (570 acres), according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering more than 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres), according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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1047834382 |
2021-10-02T19:45:23Z |
28142(-67) |
1581(-11) |
61(0) |
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering more than 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres), according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres), according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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1047837418 |
2021-10-02T20:04:18Z |
28244(102) |
1598(17) |
61(0) |
Impact |
As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres), according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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1047838844 |
2021-10-02T20:14:38Z |
28247(3) |
1598(0) |
61(0) |
Impact |
As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (current estimate to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (currently estimated to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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1047838923 |
2021-10-02T20:15:16Z |
28239(-8) |
1597(-1) |
61(0) |
Impact |
As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (currently estimated to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 various buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (currently estimated to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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2021-10-02T20:15:48Z |
28389(150) |
1597(0) |
61(0) |
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2021-10-02T20:16:35Z |
28377(-12) |
1595(-2) |
61(0) |
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On the afternoon of 19 September, the Emergency Committee of the General Hospital of La Palma suspended all non-urgent surgeries, outpatient consultations and patient visits, with exceptions in the latter case, as a preventive measure to guarantee the hospital's capacity to attend in the event that it was required due to the eruption. The activity returned to its ordinary organization the following day.
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On the afternoon of 19 September, the Emergency Committee of the General Hospital of La Palma suspended all non-urgent surgeries, outpatient consultations and patient visits, with exceptions in the latter case, as a preventive measure to guarantee the hospital's capacity to attend in the event that it was required due to the eruption. The hospital resumed normal operations the following day.
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1047839417 |
2021-10-02T20:18:49Z |
28308(-69) |
1583(-12) |
61(0) |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm which started on 11 September had indicated that fresh magma was rising beneath the island and the eruption began on 19 September. It was the first eruption of the volcano since 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It was the first eruption of the volcano since 1971.
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2021-10-02T20:20:10Z |
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Earthquake swarm |
An earthquake swarm started under Cumbre Vieja on 11 September 2021. It slowly migrated to the surface, with earthquakes up to around 3.5 on the Richter scale, and more than 22,000 recorded in the space of a week. A yellow warning of potential volcanic activity was issued on 13 September, covering 35,000 people in the municipalities of Los Llanos de Aridane, Fuencaliente, El Paso and Villa de Mazo. At least 40 individuals and some livestock on La Palma were evacuated by authorities due to this warning, although no complete evacuation of the vicinity around the volcano had been declared.
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An earthquake swarm started under Cumbre Vieja on 11 September 2021. It slowly migrated to the surface, with earthquakes up to around 3.5 on the Richter scale, and more than 22,000 earthquakes were recorded in the space of a week. A yellow warning of potential volcanic activity was issued on 13 September, covering 35,000 people in the municipalities of Los Llanos de Aridane, Fuencaliente, El Paso and Villa de Mazo. At least 40 individuals and some livestock on La Palma were evacuated by authorities due to this warning, although no complete evacuation of the vicinity around the volcano had been declared.
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1047840419 |
2021-10-02T20:25:32Z |
28766(441) |
1602(17) |
64(3) |
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The lava flow into the sea created a new peninsula. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow.
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The lava flow into the sea created a new peninsula, or fajana. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow. It was 27.7 hectares by 2 October. The new land is claimed by the Spanish Government.
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1047840547 |
2021-10-02T20:26:23Z |
28774(8) |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It was the first eruption of the volcano since 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since 1971.
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2021-10-02T20:26:28Z |
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64(0) |
Name |
The current eruption is not a new volcano, but just a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as of yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The current eruption is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as of yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-02T20:30:46Z |
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1616(13) |
65(1) |
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, celebrated a mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption.
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, held a mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
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2021-10-02T20:32:03Z |
29098(32) |
1622(6) |
65(0) |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since 1971.
The eruption caused the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
The eruption has caused the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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2021-10-02T20:40:35Z |
29091(-7) |
1621(-1) |
65(0) |
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As of 1 October 12:09, the lava flows (currently estimated to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October the lava flows (currently estimated to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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2021-10-02T20:50:28Z |
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67(2) |
Impact |
As of 1 October the lava flows (currently estimated to be 46 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 1 October the lava flows (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
On 1 October, a new vent opened – the third in addition to the main crater. This emitted two streams of lava which cut the important LP2 highway and threatened more of the populated area of Los Llanos de Aridane.
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2021-10-02T20:55:08Z |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is an ongoing fissure eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of La Palma. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
The eruption has caused the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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2021-10-02T21:16:00Z |
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2021-10-02T21:17:07Z |
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Name |
The current eruption is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as of yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as of yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-02T21:25:56Z |
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2021-10-02T21:27:47Z |
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2021-10-02T21:32:07Z |
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2021-10-02T21:35:42Z |
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The Cabeza de Vaca area lies northwest of the two 1949 eruptive centers (Duraznero and San Juan). Eyewitness accounts (Bonnelli, 1950) and detailed mapping of the eruptive products showed that during the 1949 eruption, fault displacements also had westward components with downslope movement on the volcano's flanks.
The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes, but caused no structural damage. The last overall was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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The Cabeza de Vaca area lies northwest of the two 1949 eruptive centers (Duraznero and San Juan). Eyewitness accounts (Bonnelli, 1950) and detailed mapping of the eruptive products showed that during the 1949 eruption, fault displacements also had westward components with downslope movement on the volcano's flanks.
The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes, but caused no structural damage. The last overall was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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2021-10-02T21:38:50Z |
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The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes, but caused no structural damage. The last overall was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes, but caused no structural damage. The last overall was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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2021-10-02T21:43:26Z |
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Political reactions |
The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, held a mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
At the Angelus on Sunday 26 September, Pope Francis expressed his "closeness and solidarity with those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands".
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, held a mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. At the Angelus on Sunday 26 September, Pope Francis expressed his "closeness and solidarity with those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands". The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
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2021-10-02T22:11:34Z |
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2021-10-03T07:35:59Z |
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2021-10-03T08:02:03Z |
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Name |
The eruption source is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as of yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-03T14:34:45Z |
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Earthquake swarm |
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2021-10-03T14:51:08Z |
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Earthquake swarm |
An earthquake swarm started under Cumbre Vieja on 11 September 2021. It slowly migrated to the surface, with earthquakes up to around 3.5 on the Richter scale, and more than 22,000 earthquakes were recorded in the space of a week. A yellow warning of potential volcanic activity was issued on 13 September, covering 35,000 people in the municipalities of Los Llanos de Aridane, Fuencaliente, El Paso and Villa de Mazo. At least 40 individuals and some livestock on La Palma were evacuated by authorities due to this warning, although no complete evacuation of the vicinity around the volcano had been declared.
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An earthquake swarm started under Cumbre Vieja on 11 September 2021. It slowly migrated to the surface, with earthquakes of up to around mbLg magnitude 3.5, and more than 22,000 earthquakes were recorded in the space of a week. A yellow warning of potential volcanic activity was issued on 13 September, covering 35,000 people in the municipalities of Los Llanos de Aridane, Fuencaliente, El Paso and Villa de Mazo. At least 40 individuals and some livestock on La Palma were evacuated by authorities due to this warning, although no complete evacuation of the vicinity around the volcano had been declared.
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2021-10-03T17:14:58Z |
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Earthquake swarm |
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2021-10-03T18:50:14Z |
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2021-10-03T21:56:54Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
The lava flow into the sea created a new peninsula, or fajana. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow. It was 27.7 hectares by 2 October. The new land is claimed by the Spanish Government.
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The lava flow into the sea created a new lava delta, or fajana. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow. It was 27.7 hectares by 2 October. The new land is claimed by the Spanish Government.
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2021-10-03T22:03:54Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
As of 1 October the lava flows (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or possibly affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of more than 367 hectares (910 acres) with volcanic ash fall covering at least 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) within the limits of monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 2 October the lava flows (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of nearly 400 hectares (990 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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2021-10-03T22:07:08Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
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2021-10-03T22:32:00Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
The lava flow into the sea created a new lava delta, or fajana. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow. It was 27.7 hectares by 2 October. The new land is claimed by the Spanish Government.
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The lava flow into the sea created a new lava delta, or fajana. As of 30 September, this was 20 hectares (49 acres) in size and continuing to grow. It was 27.7 hectares (68 acres) by 2 October. The new land is claimed by the Spanish Government.
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2021-10-03T22:34:19Z |
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Name |
The eruption source is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site.. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-03T23:04:14Z |
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2021-10-04T07:06:27Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
On 1 October, a new vent opened – the third in addition to the main crater. This emitted two streams of lava which cut the important LP2 highway and threatened more of the populated area of Los Llanos de Aridane.
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On 1 October, a new vent opened – the third in addition to the main crater. This emitted two streams of lava which cut the important LP2 highway and threatened more of the populated area of Los Llanos de Aridane. The total amount of lava emitted since the eruption began was by now estimated to be at least 80 million cubic metres.
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2021-10-04T07:14:06Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
On 28 September, at around 23:02 local time (00:02 UTC), the lava flow reached the sea at the Beach of Los Guirres, also called New Beach, of the municipality of Tazacorte. The heating of the seawater to a high temperature might produce laze containing emissions of sulfuric, hydrochloric, and hydrofluoric acid into the air. Traces of sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano itself had been detected in the upper stratosphere as far north as Scandinavia, but the actual impacts of the SO2 emissions on the weather and air quality were said to be globally negligible so far, mostly due to the emitted amounts and their altitude. Earlier on that day, Spain's government classified the island of La Palma as a disaster zone, due to the steadily increasing property and economic damage caused by the eruption, a move that will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
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On 28 September, at around 23:02 local time (00:02 UTC), the lava flow reached the sea at the Beach of Los Guirres, also called New Beach, of the municipality of Tazacorte. The heating of the seawater to a high temperature might produce laze containing emissions of sulfuric, hydrochloric, and hydrofluoric acid into the air. Traces of sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano had been detected in the upper stratosphere as far north as Scandinavia, but the actual impacts of the SO2 emissions on the weather and air quality were said to be globally negligible so far, mostly due to the emitted amounts and their altitude. Earlier on that day, Spain's government classified the island of La Palma as a disaster zone, due to the steadily increasing property and economic damage caused by the eruption, a move that will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
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Human impact of the lava flow |
On 1 October, a new vent opened – the third in addition to the main crater. This emitted two streams of lava which cut the important LP2 highway and threatened more of the populated area of Los Llanos de Aridane. The total amount of lava emitted since the eruption began was by now estimated to be at least 80 million cubic metres.
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On 1 October, a new vent opened, the third in addition to the main crater. This emitted two streams of lava that cut the important LP2 highway and threatened more of the populated area of Los Llanos de Aridane. The total amount of lava emitted since the eruption began was by now estimated to be at least 80 million cubic metres.
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2021-10-04T07:19:56Z |
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Name |
The eruption source is not a new volcano: it is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is not a new volcano: It is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-04T08:00:24Z |
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Previous eruptions |
The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes, but caused no structural damage. The last overall was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes. The eruption also caused some property damage to roads, crops, and homes. The last eruption of any kind in the Canaries was the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption of a submarine volcano.
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2021-10-04T12:20:52Z |
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 600 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 900 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
On 4 October, the main cone of the volcano collapsed, increasing the lava flow.
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2021-10-04T12:32:09Z |
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Name |
The eruption source is not a new volcano: It is a new vent of an ancient volcano, the Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is a new vent of an ancient volcano, Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-04T17:41:21Z |
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2021-10-05T01:24:01Z |
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Eruption |
The eruption began at 15:15 local time (16:15 UTC) on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
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The eruption began at 15:13 local time (14:13 UTC) on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called "Cabeza de Vaca", of Montaña Rajada, in the Las Manchas section of the municipality of El Paso.
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2021-10-05T11:03:11Z |
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2021-10-05T13:30:10Z |
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2021-10-05T13:31:35Z |
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2021-10-05T14:28:35Z |
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Name |
The eruption source is a new vent of an ancient volcano, Cumbre Vieja, which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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2021-10-05T18:23:31Z |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
As of 2 October the lava flows (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of nearly 400 hectares (990 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
On 26 September, the previously stalled lava flows started again to advance towards the coast, destroying the Todoque neighbourhood church of Saint Pius X and advancing to the sea at a speed of 100 to 200 meters per hour, mostly on top of the older flow. Meanwhile, the volcano seemed to have entered a more stabilised period after the previous days of more explosive eruptions with a slight fall in seismic activity that took place at deeper depths than before, according to IGN.
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As of 2 October, the lava flowed (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of nearly 400 hectares (990 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
On 26 September, the previously stalled lava flows started again to advance towards the coast, destroying the Todoque neighbourhood church of Saint Pius X and advancing to the sea at a speed of 100 to 200 meters (330 to 660 feet) per hour, mostly on top of the older flow. Meanwhile, the volcano seemed to have entered a more stabilised period after the previous days of more explosive eruptions with a slight fall in seismic activity that took place at deeper depths than before, according to IGN.
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2021-10-05T22:41:05Z |
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people, and the lava flow has destroyed more than 900 buildings so far. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometer wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 900 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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2021-10-06T03:48:29Z |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, and the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September while the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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2021-10-06T04:54:45Z |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September while the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands that was governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September while the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands that was governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September while the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September while the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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On 27 September, the volcano went though a dormant stage—emitting only smoke and ash—which lasted for about six hours before restarting activity with lava flows in the afternoon.
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The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, went to the archipelago shortly after the eruption to see the situation on La Palma first-hand, the coordination of the system and the protocols activated, postponing a trip to New York to attend the Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The European Union, on 19 September, activated the Copernicus Programme to monitor the eruption and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, via Twitter, announced that "additional support, if necessary," would be made available to the Spanish government.
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Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez went to the archipelago shortly after the eruption to see the situation on La Palma first-hand, the coordination of the system and the protocols activated, postponing a trip to New York to attend the Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
On 19 September, the European Union activated the Copernicus Programme to monitor the eruption and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, via Twitter, announced that "additional support, if necessary," would be made available to the Spanish government.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometer wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 900 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
On 26 September, the previously stalled lava flows started again to advance towards the coast, destroying the Todoque neighbourhood church of Saint Pius X and advancing to the sea at a speed of 100 to 200 meters (330 to 660 feet) per hour, mostly on top of the older flow. Meanwhile, the volcano seemed to have entered a more stabilised period after the previous days of more explosive eruptions with a slight fall in seismic activity that took place at deeper depths than before, according to IGN.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 900 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
On 26 September, the previously stalled lava flows started again to advance towards the coast, destroying the Todoque neighbourhood church of Saint Pius X and advancing to the sea at a speed of 100 to 200 metres (330 to 660 feet) per hour, mostly on top of the older flow. Meanwhile, the volcano seemed to have entered a more stabilised period after the previous days of more explosive eruptions with a slight fall in seismic activity that took place at deeper depths than before, according to IGN.
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On 5 October, trace particles of the volcano's emissions were detected over the Caribbean (Porto Rico, Cuba, etc)
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On 5 October, trace particles of the volcano's emissions were detected over the Caribbean (Porto Rico, Cuba, etc)
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On 5 October, trace particles of the volcano's emissions were detected over the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc)
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On 5 October, trace particles of the volcano's emissions were detected over the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc)
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern half of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern third of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September while the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 900 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 1000 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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As of 2 October, the lava flowed (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) from the volcano have destroyed or affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of nearly 400 hectares (990 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 2 October, the lava that has flowed from the volcano (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) has destroyed or affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of nearly 400 hectares (990 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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8 September 2021 Kilauea eruptions
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8 September 2021 Kilauea eruptions
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents.
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents. The collapse of the main cone on 4 October amalgamated three of these vents into one.
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On 20 September, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, declared that the eruption on La Palma could be used as a tourist attraction to lure visitors. Her comments caused widespread criticism, because homes, public buildings and businesses began to be destroyed by the lava flows. Later, due to mounting criticism, including from opposition politicians, Reyes Maroto retracted her words.
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As of 2 October, the lava that has flowed from the volcano (currently estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) has destroyed or affected over 1,000 buildings, over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of roads and covered an area of nearly 400 hectares (990 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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As of 7 October, the lava that has flowed from the volcano (on 1 October estimated to be 80 million cubic metres) has destroyed or affected over 1,200 buildings, over 36 kilometres (22 mi) of roads and covered an area of over 480 hectares (1,200 acres), with volcanic ash fall covering over 5,500 hectares (14,000 acres) within the limits of the monitored area, according to estimates from visual and radar satellite data by the Copernicus EMS. No casualties have been reported.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands governed by Spain. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern third of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern third of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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By 8th October, the volcano had been in a continuous state of eruption for twenty days.
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By 8th October, the volcano had been in a continuous state of eruption for twenty days.
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By 8th October, the volcano had been in a continuous[citation needed] state of eruption for twenty days.
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents. The collapse of the main cone on 4 October amalgamated three of these vents into one.
By 8th October, the volcano had been in a continuous[citation needed] state of eruption for twenty days.
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents. The collapse of the main cone on 4 October amalgamated three of these vents into one.[citation needed]
By 8th October, the volcano had been in a continuous[citation needed] state of eruption for twenty days.[citation needed]
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On 28 September, at around 23:02 local time (00:02 UTC), the lava flow reached the sea at the Beach of Los Guirres, also called New Beach, of the municipality of Tazacorte. The heating of the seawater to a high temperature might produce laze containing emissions of sulfuric, hydrochloric, and hydrofluoric acid into the air. Traces of sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano had been detected in the upper stratosphere as far north as Scandinavia, but the actual impacts of the SO2 emissions on the weather and air quality were said to be globally negligible so far, mostly due to the emitted amounts and their altitude. Earlier on that day, Spain's government classified the island of La Palma as a disaster zone, due to the steadily increasing property and economic damage caused by the eruption, a move that will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
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On 28 September, at around 23:02 local time (22:02 UTC), the lava flow reached the sea at the Beach of Los Guirres, also called New Beach, of the municipality of Tazacorte. The heating of the seawater to a high temperature might produce laze containing emissions of sulfuric, hydrochloric, and hydrofluoric acid into the air. Traces of sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano had been detected in the upper stratosphere as far north as Scandinavia, but the actual impacts of the SO2 emissions on the weather and air quality were said to be globally negligible so far, mostly due to the emitted amounts and their altitude. Earlier on that day, Spain's government classified the island of La Palma as a disaster zone, due to the steadily increasing property and economic damage caused by the eruption, a move that will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
On 7 October, at 12:17 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 mbLg was detected on the island at a depth of 35 km. This was the strongest earthquake since the start of the eruption. By the end of the day, the lava had covered 422 hectares of land and the lava delta had grown to cover an area of 38 hectares.
On 9 October, part of the north face of the volcano collapsed, causing the lava within the crater to spill out. Three new lava streams were formed. By the following day, one of the new lava streams reached Callejón de la Gata, an industrial area of Los Llanos de Aridane, and destroyed what was left of the town of Todoque.
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern third of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a village a few kilometres distant, but this has not been received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for the Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider favour.
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The eruption source is a new vent of the Cumbre Vieja volcano which encompasses the whole southern third of La Palma. The new vent is as yet unnamed. Volcano vents on La Palma have traditionally been either given Guanche names or, more rarely and not in recent times, named after the Saint on whose feast day the eruption began. An early proposal for a Guanche name for the new vent was Jedey, after a nearby village, but this was not received favourably. A newer proposal is Tajogaite, after the Guanche name for Montaña Rajada ("Cracked Mountain"), the area directly downhill from the eruption site. This name has since gained wider support.
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On 9 October, part of the north face of the volcano collapsed, causing the lava within the crater to spill out. Three new lava streams were formed. By the following day, one of the new lava streams reached Callejón de la Gata, an industrial area of Los Llanos de Aridane, and destroyed what was left of the town of Todoque.
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On 9 October, part of the north face of the volcano collapsed, causing the lava within the crater to spill out. Three new lava streams were formed. By the following day, large chunks of red-hot magma the size of three-storey buildings rolled down and one of the new lava streams reached Callejón de la Gata, an industrial area of Los Llanos de Aridane, and destroyed what was left of the town of Todoque.
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On 7 October, at 12:17 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 mbLg was detected on the island at a depth of 35 km. This was the strongest earthquake since the start of the eruption. By the end of the day, the lava had covered 422 hectares of land and the lava delta had grown to cover an area of 38 hectares.
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On 7 October, at 12:17 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 mbLg was detected on the island at a depth of 35 km. This was the strongest earthquake since the start of the eruption. By the end of the day, the lava had covered 422 hectares of land and the lava delta had grown to cover an area of 38 hectares. By 8 October, according to the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service, the lava flow has affected 497 hectares of land and more than 1100 buildings have been destroyed.
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Political reactions |
King Felipe VI, called on the afternoon of the eruption to the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, to inquire about the situation. The following day during, the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba, the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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King Felipe VI called on the afternoon of the eruption to the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, to inquire about the situation. The following day during, the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba, the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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King Felipe VI called on the afternoon of the eruption to the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, to inquire about the situation. The following day during, the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba, the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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King Felipe VI called the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, on the afternoon of the eruption to inquire about the situation. The following day during, the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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King Felipe VI called the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, on the afternoon of the eruption to inquire about the situation. The following day during, the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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King Felipe VI called the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, on the afternoon of the eruption to inquire about the situation. The following day during the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba, the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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On 7 October, at 12:17 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 mbLg was detected on the island at a depth of 35 km. This was the strongest earthquake since the start of the eruption. By the end of the day, the lava had covered 422 hectares of land and the lava delta had grown to cover an area of 38 hectares. By 8 October, according to the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service, the lava flow has affected 497 hectares of land and more than 1100 buildings have been destroyed.
On 9 October, part of the north face of the volcano collapsed, causing the lava within the crater to spill out. Three new lava streams were formed. By the following day, large chunks of red-hot magma the size of three-storey buildings rolled down and one of the new lava streams reached Callejón de la Gata, an industrial area of Los Llanos de Aridane, and destroyed what was left of the town of Todoque.
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On 7 October, at 12:17 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 mbLg was detected on the island at a depth of 35 km. This was the strongest earthquake since the start of the eruption. By the end of the day, the lava had covered 422 hectares of land and the lava delta had grown to cover an area of 38 hectares.
By 8 October, according to the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service, the lava flow has affected 497 hectares of land and more than 1100 buildings have been destroyed.
On 9 October, part of the north face of the volcano collapsed, causing the lava within the crater to spill out. Three new lava streams were formed.
On 10 October, large chunks of red-hot magma the size of three-storey buildings rolled down and one of the new lava streams reached Callejón de la Gata, an industrial area of Los Llanos de Aridane, and destroyed what was left of the town of Todoque.
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0n 11 October, the northern side of the volcanic crater collapsed creating a new lava flow which threatened another urban district known as La Laguna.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 1000 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 6,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 1,100 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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2021-10-12T09:26:50Z |
46765(-137) |
1946(-17) |
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By 8th October, the volcano had been in a continuous[citation needed] state of eruption for twenty days.[citation needed]
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1049532953 |
2021-10-12T10:53:09Z |
47359(594) |
2014(68) |
83(1) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
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By 12 October, the lava flow had covered over 595 hectares. A fire at a cement factory and the risk of lava affecting more factories and warehouses in an industrial area led to the confinement of 3,500 people in El Paso and Los Llanos de Aridane, with the northern lava flow around 300 metres from the sea. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake also occurred at a depth of 11 kilometers.
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2021-10-12T11:30:01Z |
47520(161) |
2014(0) |
83(0) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
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2021-10-12T13:03:47Z |
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1997(-17) |
83(0) |
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents. The collapse of the main cone on 4 October amalgamated three of these vents into one.[citation needed]
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The eruption takes place from at least five main vents.
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2021-10-12T13:04:52Z |
47417(7) |
1997(0) |
83(0) |
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2021-10-12T13:05:18Z |
47417(0) |
1997(0) |
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2021-10-12T13:11:54Z |
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Previous eruptions |
The Cabeza de Vaca area lies northwest of the two 1949 eruptive centers (Duraznero and San Juan). Eyewitness accounts (Bonnelli, 1950) and detailed mapping of the eruptive products showed that during the 1949 eruption, fault displacements also had westward components with downslope movement on the volcano's flanks.
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The Cabeza de Vaca area is northwest of the two 1949 eruptive centers, San Juan and Duraznero. During the 1949 eruption, fault displacements also had westward components with movement down the volcano's flanks.
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2021-10-12T16:33:16Z |
47370(59) |
1983(0) |
83(0) |
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2021-10-12T16:53:47Z |
47366(-4) |
1983(0) |
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2021-10-12T22:05:20Z |
47354(-12) |
1983(0) |
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2021-10-13T05:17:31Z |
47365(11) |
1985(2) |
83(0) |
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 6,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 1,100 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 6,000 people. The lava flow is about a kilometre (0.6 mile) wide and has reached the sea, destroying more than 1,100 buildings, cutting the coastal highway and forming a new peninsula. When the eruption started and was purely effusive, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0. With the ashfall that began a week later, the VEI rose to 2.
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2021-10-13T08:09:20Z |
47370(5) |
1999(14) |
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2021-10-13T08:11:11Z |
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1985(-14) |
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2021-10-13T08:14:22Z |
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2021-10-13T08:31:02Z |
47606(205) |
1985(0) |
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2021-10-13T21:57:32Z |
47528(-78) |
1985(0) |
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2021-10-14T06:24:52Z |
47897(369) |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
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On 13 October, the strongest earthquake since the start of the earthquake storm was felt across the island, with magnitude 4.4 at a depth of 36km.
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2021-10-14T11:08:50Z |
47999(102) |
2018(8) |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
On 13 October, the strongest earthquake since the start of the earthquake storm was felt across the island, with magnitude 4.4 at a depth of 36km.
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On 13 October, the strongest earthquake since the start of the earthquake storm was felt across the island, with magnitude 4.4 at a depth of 36km. The northern lava flow began destroying buildings.
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2021-10-14T11:46:46Z |
48687(688) |
2031(13) |
88(2) |
Political reactions |
King Felipe VI called the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, on the afternoon of the eruption to inquire about the situation. The following day during the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba, the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work.
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King Felipe VI called the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, on the afternoon of the eruption to inquire about the situation. The following day during the opening ceremony of the university year in Córdoba, the King sent a message of support to "those who are suffering the evacuation of their homes" and thanked the emergency services for their work. A few days later, he, accompanied by the Queen, traveled to the island.
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2021-10-14T13:36:37Z |
49077(390) |
2046(15) |
88(0) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
On 13 October, the strongest earthquake since the start of the earthquake storm was felt across the island, with magnitude 4.4 at a depth of 36km. The northern lava flow began destroying buildings.
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On 13 October, the strongest earthquake since the start of the earthquake storm was felt across the island, with magnitude 4.4 at a depth of 36km.
The northern lava flow entered La Laguna on the 14th October, destroying a football arena and a supermarket, as well as other buildings.
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1049906609 |
2021-10-14T15:22:35Z |
49071(-6) |
2045(-1) |
88(0) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
The northern lava flow entered La Laguna on the 14th October, destroying a football arena and a supermarket, as well as other buildings.
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The northern lava flow entered La Laguna on 14 October, destroying a football arena and a supermarket, as well as other buildings.
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1049906883 |
2021-10-14T15:24:42Z |
49071(0) |
2045(0) |
88(0) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
The northern lava flow entered La Laguna on 14 October, destroying a football arena and a supermarket, as well as other buildings.
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The northern lava flow entered La Laguna on 14 October, destroying a football pitch and a supermarket, as well as other buildings.
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2021-10-14T15:35:39Z |
49070(-1) |
2045(0) |
88(0) |
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2021-10-15T00:35:53Z |
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2045(0) |
88(0) |
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure event that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure event that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption is a fissure eruption that started in September 2021 at the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September before the eruption started on 19 September. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
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2021-10-15T12:11:36Z |
49084(2) |
2045(0) |
88(0) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
On the morning of 20 September, the Canarian Ministry of Education ordered the suspension of all classes in the schools of the nearby municipalities of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane and Tazacorte. That same morning, direct flights to the island of La Gomera were suspended, but were restored a few hours later. The day before, the public company in charge of civil air navigation and civil airports in Spain ENAIRE, together with Eurocontrol activated the action procedure for volcanic ash, but assured the public that air traffic over the Canary Islands was not affected.
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On the morning of 20 September, the Canarian Ministry of Education ordered the suspension of all classes in the schools of the nearby municipalities of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane and Tazacorte. That same morning, direct flights to the island of La Gomera were suspended, but were restored a few hours later. The day before, the public company in charge of civil air navigation and civil airports in Spain, ENAIRE, together with Eurocontrol, activated the action procedure for volcanic ash, but assured the public that air traffic over the Canary Islands was not affected.
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2021-10-16T12:14:33Z |
49085(1) |
2045(0) |
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2021-10-16T12:30:26Z |
49085(0) |
2045(0) |
88(0) |
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2021-10-16T12:49:03Z |
49460(375) |
2070(25) |
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Human impact of the lava flow |
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A magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred at 4.41am on the 16th October, along with a 4.5 earthquake at 6.07am, both at a depth of 37km below Mazo.
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2021-10-16T13:21:05Z |
49459(-1) |
2070(0) |
89(0) |
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2021-10-16T21:03:29Z |
49439(-20) |
2070(0) |
89(0) |
Human impact of the lava flow |
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2021-10-17T03:11:54Z |
49439(0) |
2070(0) |
89(0) |
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2021-10-17T07:15:25Z |
49439(0) |
2070(0) |
89(0) |
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2021-10-17T19:32:44Z |
49137(-302) |
2070(0) |
89(0) |
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2021-10-17T19:55:55Z |
49582(445) |
2107(37) |
90(1) |
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On 17th October, the advance of the lava flows had slowed. There are plans to rescue five dogs who are trapped in a water tank between lava flows, although it was confirmed that one of them has died.
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2021-10-17T21:29:21Z |
49585(3) |
2107(0) |
90(0) |
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, held a mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. At the Angelus on Sunday 26 September, Pope Francis expressed his "closeness and solidarity with those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands". The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, offered a Mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. At the Angelus on Sunday 26 September, Pope Francis expressed his "closeness and solidarity with those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands". The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
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2021-10-17T21:30:09Z |
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, offered a Mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. At the Angelus on Sunday 26 September, Pope Francis expressed his "closeness and solidarity with those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands". The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
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The Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, offered Mass on 22 September at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in La Palma, together with the priests of the island, to pray for the end of the eruption. At the Angelus on Sunday 26 September, Pope Francis expressed his "closeness and solidarity with those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands". The Todoque Church was subsequently destroyed by the lava flow on 26 September.
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2021-10-18T09:16:05Z |
50001(418) |
2137(31) |
91(1) |
Lava flow |
On 17th October, the advance of the lava flows had slowed. There are plans to rescue five dogs who are trapped in a water tank between lava flows, although it was confirmed that one of them has died.
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On 17th October, the advance of the lava flows had slowed. There are plans to rescue five dogs who are trapped in a water tank between lava flows, although it was confirmed that one of them has died. By the evening, though, the lava flows reactivated, and it is expected that a second one of them will reach the sea shortly. Another earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred below Mazo.
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2021-10-18T12:31:48Z |
50112(111) |
2146(9) |
92(1) |
Lava flow |
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To date, the lava flows have destroyed over 1,000 buildings.
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