Volcanic activity in Canary Islands 2021

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Southern laundry map that has overflowed - I already have the lower end... (Enrique)

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Drone footage of the new lava flow.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1446123228385054740

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Tamara that Video you posted is not La Palma its from a volcano in Iceland .

Good video though x

Sorry! It was labelled la Palma 

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Tamara no need to apologise at first I thought it was a new vent I had missed  

Cant see any vents on the La Palma eruption now its so smokey and has been most of the afternoon.

Spoke too soon lots of magma spewing out now.

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The earthquakes have been ongoing just a few recent listed below.

3.4 mbLg NE FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.IL
2021/10/07 17:14:39
12

3.4 mbLg NE FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.IL
2021/10/07 16:52:59
10


2.6 mbLg
N FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.ILP
2021/10/07 16:47:20
13


2.7 mbLg
NE FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.IL
2021/10/07 16:19:28
14


2.9 mbLg
N FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.ILP
2021/10/07 16:13:42
13


3.1 mbLg NE FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.IL
2021/10/07 15:52:54
12


3.6 mbLg SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP
2021/10/07 15:49:15III
10


2.7 mbLg
SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP
2021/10/07 15:23:14
10


3.8 mbLg SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP
2021/10/07 14:26:04III
37


3.2 mbLg N FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.ILP
2021/10/07 13:24:32
14


All can be viewed on the link below.

http://www.ign.es/web/resources/volcanol..._KxSOqQ0A8

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New casting generates more losses
It is not ruled out that this new lava path causes more damage in its path

A finger of the main lava flow forked this Thursday near the coast, causing new damage to banana crops, deposits and buildings on the Spanish island of La Palma.

This bifurcation, which occurred at a distance of about 350 meters from the coast and whose lava has already reached the sea, may be due to the fact that the lava flow, in its advance towards the ocean, has encountered a dividing terrain and has spread over above, according to the technical director of the Volcanic Risk Prevention Plan, Miguel Ángel Morcuende.

Air quality worsens

In addition, the air quality registers a deterioration due, according to experts, to a thermal inversion at altitudes of between 600 and 700 meters and to the weak wind, thus making it difficult for the clouds of ash and sulfur dioxide to be diluted, a situation that is expected to remain until Saturday.

In fact, the ash cloud has forced La Palma airport to remain inactive today and the two airlines that operate flights between the island of La Palma and the rest of the Spanish archipelago of the Canaries, Binter and Canaryfly, have suspended their flights.

As for air quality, last local dawn "peaks" of 667 micrograms of sulfur dioxide per cubic meter were detected, above the alert threshold, located at 500 micrograms.

Despite this, experts assure that "there is no affection for people who do not have immune deficiency problems", although those who suffer from lung or bronchial diseases or those with asthma or heart deficiencies are advised to stay at home and, in In case of going out, be it for the essential time and with a FFP2 mask.

More earthquakes and of greater intensity

At the same time, earthquakes have increased in number and intensity (more than sixty have been counted so far this day), although most of them remain at a depth of 10-15 kilometers.

The strongest Earthquake, felt in almost the entire island, took place this Thursday in Villa de Mazo, with a magnitude of 4.3 and 35 kilometers from the surface.

Hours later, the National Geographic Institute of Spain registered another seismic movement, felt by the population of Villa de Mazo, of a magnitude of 3.8 and 37 kilometers deep.

More superficial, between 12 and 14 kilometers, three tremors of magnitude 3.3, 3.4 and 3.3 were also experienced today in the Fuencaliente area.

The fact that the earthquakes occur at a considerable depth, that the deformation of the soil is not significant and that the pressure of the gases is maintained leads scientists to not see a probable new emitting center far from the cone, although, they warn, in a volcanic event conditions are always subject to change.

Currently, the level of explosiveness of the Cumbre Vieja volcano remains at two, out of a scale of eight, and three emission centers are still active in the crater and one on the north side of the cone.

LAVA CONTINUES TO RUN IN ITS PASS

Since the volcano erupted on September 19, the lava has already affected an area of ​​431.2 hectares (9.27 hectares more than the day before), in its wake it has devastated homes and crops and has buried 26, 47 kilometers of roads, all of which have forced the evacuation of some 6,000 people.

The height of the gas and ash column reaches 3,200 meters and the emission of sulfur dioxide remains high, with 13,100 tons per day, while the diffuse emission of carbon dioxide in the area is 1,596 tons per day.

At the same time, the magma continues to gain ground from the sea: the lava delta, the so-called "fajana", grows in a north-south direction, is already 500 meters away from the coast and has a depth of 250 meters.

The situation of the volcano is closely followed by all the institutions (central, Canary Island and the island of La Palma) and today King Felipe VI held a videoconference with local authorities and those responsible for the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands (Pevolca) to be interested in the development of the eruption and the emergency operation.

And it is that, in the words of the regional president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, it is one "of the most difficult moments in history" of this archipelago, a safe destination for tourism, including the island of La Palma, he assured.

https://www.canarias7.es/canarias/la-pal...alma&vli=_

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The stream has broken off in the south at the end of the route, affecting banana trees and reaching the fajana of the 1949 eruption.
➡️The increase in the number of earthquakes and the magnitude is due to the feedback of the system and does not imply the opening of a new emission center
➡️The Weather conditions are unfavorable from the point of view of air quality and there is an emphasis on protection measures for the most vulnerable people
King Felipe VI participated today via telematics from the Parliament of the Canary Islands, together with the regional president, Ángel Víctor Torres, in the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Attention to Emergencies due to Volcanic Risk of the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA) of the Government of Canarias, headed by the Minister of Public Administrations, Justice and Security, Julio Pérez, showing his confidence in the institutional and technical strength that the Plan is showing to attend to the emergency and the future needs of the palm trees. In that sense, he thanked the intense efforts of all the administrations, which work aligned, sharing the same objective of the recovery of the island.
Regarding the evolution of the process, the Technical Director of PEVOLCA, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, pointed out that the laundry is permanently moving through the lava tube of the last days and maintains the previous routes. In this sense, the novelty is that at the end of it, about 350 meters from the arrival at the sea, there has been a fork and it has ended up flowing between Los Guirres and El Charcón, which has caused the lava to have washed away more banana plantations, some deposits and some buildings.
The Technical Director of the Plan commented that the fork is located almost at the end of the casting and in all probability it has been as a consequence of the finger having reached a dividing area that has finished filling and has passed over it and that, probably, the The area between the finger and the laundry can also be filled.
On this aspect, the spokesperson for the Scientific Committee and director of the IGN in the Canary Islands, María José Blanco, pointed out that it is located in a completely flat area, in the fajana area of ​​the 1949 eruption, and the topography does not favor high speed. from the lava.
Regarding seismicity, Blanco explained that the number and maximum magnitude observed has increased and that at 12.17 hours an Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 and intensity III was recorded in Villa de Mazo and that it has been felt practically in the entirety of the city. island of La Palma.
In this sense, the director of the IGN commented that it is possible that there is a feedback mechanism or adjustment of the active volcanic system. “We must not forget, as I have commented on previous occasions, that in the only process that we have a complete instrumental monitoring of an eruption in the Canary Islands is the Tagoro volcano in El Hierro. In this sense, this eruption was preceded by a very intense seismic activity that decreased in magnitudes once the eruption began on the surface but that, later, seismicity reoccurred where it had been recorded at the beginning and with magnitudes higher than the previous period. eruptive. In other words, this pattern is being repeated in principle and this does not mean that the system has to look for a new outlet to the surface, since today there are no parameters that make foresee that a new emission center can be opened to distance from the currently active cone ”.
Faced with this increase in seismicity, Morcuende announced that this weekend meetings will be held with the residents of Mazo and Fuencaliente to transfer peace of mind and explain the situation.
Regarding air quality, Morcuende reported that we have had episodes with peaks that have crossed the sustainable sulfur threshold during the night as a result of the atmospheric situation. This means that today there has been a worsening of the air quality, which does not mean that it is bad, but regular. In this sense, Morcuende stressed that, although there is no affection for people in general, those most vulnerable, with lung, bronchial, asthmatic or heart diseases should remain at home and if they have to go out, wear a FFP2 mask. The rest of the public can continue to wear surgical masks.
Morcuende also reported that the affected area has grown by just over 9 hectares compared to the previous day and at the moment 431.2 and that the width remains at 1,250 meters.
The kilometers of roads affected add up to a total of 26.47 kilometers, of which 5.63 correspond to the municipality of El Paso; 17.13 to Los Llanos de Aridane and 3.71 to Tazacorte.
The last number of people housed in the Fuencaliente hotel is 219 people.
Daily opinion of the Scientific Committee
Prior to the meeting of the PEVOLCA Steering Committee, the Scientific Committee of the Plan met in which its members presented their conclusions on the evolution

Radio Luz

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https://www.facebook.com/GEVolcan/posts/...1834800016

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At 21:00 tonight on You Tube Afar TV showing live pictures from Space Station La Palma.

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Latest update courtesy of Enrique.

07/10/2021-20:00 h Canary Islands.- LA PALMA ISLAND ERUPTION.- MAP OF THE SOUTH COLADA OVERPLAYS.- I've made a map of what's happening to the flow , and yesterday the lava tube jammed or tube a break down the south of the mountain of Todoqué leaving lava and development an arm that has not advanced much, but has advanced.

But the news has come above, and it is that an overflow was formed a few days ago, which for some reason has been reactivated by increasing lava flow (there are 4 active mouths). I don't have very accurate data, but that overflow occurs where the roundabout of Todoque was and from there runs through a very fluid flow that came out last day 3 and stopped, but this stop has overflowed again south east of the Mountain of Todoque, higher than yesterday and also is very fluid and fast, so it has advanced quickly and deviating further south. to the cliff and now falls into a second waterfall of fire by the San Juan delta, destroying plantations.

VIDEO OF THE SOUTH COLADA DISBORY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qrtGyUAFU

As news, I will tell you that it appears that there is also a flow that over the current laundry moves on the north side and heads toward the Todoque area in the middle of the cat's path through the cat alley area, and threatens with generating a new arm or via, which would follow the entire northern edge and surely surround the mountain of Todoque in the North and form a third inning..

My recommendation is that if you have any property out there, within 200 m of the flow , you have little time left to get your worth out, with what remains of eruption, the odds of this pass are almost 99 % % and laundry will take everything there.

As for the wash tubes, they are and in this video it looks perfectly as sometimes these tubes get stuck and come out strong.. in the end zone of the laundry south of the mountain of Todoque. (Enrique)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1446171506028032001