Volcanic activity in Canary Islands 2021

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It's off again



and chucking out some enormous chunks really high into the air!

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The lava flows threaten to cross a neighborhood of La Laguna and imprison Tazacorte
The lava overflows that have been detected in another branch further north are also worrying because "they are gaining more strength"


EFE
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 9:30 p.m.
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After a day of relative truce, the lava flows from the La Palma volcano have recovered their pulse and one of them threatens to cross the center of the La Laguna neighborhood , in Los Llanos de Aridane, and another, about 100 meters from the sea , with confine the entire municipality of Tazacorte.

The technical director of the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands (Pevolca), Miguel Ángel Morcuende, has indicated that the "ideal" scenario is that the wash that leads to the neighborhood of La Laguna, neighboring Todoque, is redirected to the west when it arrives to several troughs that you will find in your path.

The lava overflows that have been detected in another branch further north are also worrying because "they are gaining more strength."

Morcuende has pointed out that in the next 24 hours it will be known which directions these washings take, and based on this there will be "greater or less damage." At the moment there are no more evacuations planned.

What is expected is the confinement of the entire municipality of Tazacorte in the event that the wash that advances towards the sea begins to form a new strip, a measure that would be maintained until it is verified that there is no impact on the population due to the possible emission of toxic gases.

Both Morcuende and the director of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canary Islands, María José Blanco, have stressed that there are no data today that allow us to intuit that the eruptive process is coming to an end.

"We are far," Blanco stressed, despite the fact that the sulfur dioxide emission rate measured yesterday Monday was 9,938 tons.

"They are high values, although lower", has abounded Blanco, who despite the fact that the technicians of the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) who carry out these measurements have verified a reduction in recent days, has indicated that it would have to fall to between 100 and 500 tons per day to think about the end.

Regarding the lower emission of ash and explosiveness from the volcano in recent hours, Blanco recalled that on September 27 there was "a total stop" of the tremor and the signs observable on the surface, "and it did not mean anything."

"It can be something ephemeral and then resume the previous activity," said the director of the IGN in the Canary Islands.

However the eruption evolves, the president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has guaranteed that "no one will have to leave the island they love because a volcano appears", since, he stressed, La Palma has suffered different eruptions throughout of its history "and has fallen and has risen again."

In statements to the media before the opening of the academic year at the University of La Laguna, which had to be postponed at the time due to the eruption of La Palma, which is one month old today, Ángel Víctor Torres has pointed out that "many things have been lost, but we will help" so that the island can overcome it.

The Canary Islands are made up of volcanic islands and La Palma, in particular, has lived with seismic movements and eruptions throughout its history, with documented records from the 14th century and, only in the last 80 years, three eruptive processes.

As reported today by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, the current volcano is the most damaging among the historical eruptions that occurred on the island of La Palma.

It practically doubles in area that which until a month ago was the one that had covered the most surface with lava, that of El Charco in 1712, when it affected 441 hectares, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan), citing Carmen Romero, tenured professor of the University of La Laguna.

«The island of La Palma has fallen and has risen, a new volcano has returned and will rise again. The palm trees and palm trees will continue to live on their island, our 'Isla Bonita', which will once again have a present and a future. At the moment it has a tremendous sorrow, but we are all going to help in its reconstruction, "the president of the Canary Islands has guaranteed.

Torres has taken the opportunity to recall that more than a thousand La Laguna students study at the University of La Laguna (ULL) and from the initial moment of the eruption, the Ministry of Education was asked for a longer period to submit scholarship applications, which has been extended until December 31, and that some requirements for processing are relaxed.

In addition, the Canarian Government and ULL have arbitrated mechanisms for students who have lost their property or have financial difficulties derived from the eruption and, specifically, the educational center has summoned aid for 3,000 euros to students who need it.

This Tuesday, the Binter company has returned to operate flights to or from La Palma airport, although the forecast is that the advance of the ash cloud from the volcano could compromise operations until the first half of Wednesday.

The general director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, has visited La Palma and greeted the troops deployed due to the volcanic emergency, with special affection to the fifteen agents who reside on the island and who either lost their homes or have been evacuated .

Gámez has also reported that four people have been identified in recent days for entering the exclusion zone to approach the volcano, and for a boat that did not respect the maritime exclusion zone; facts that have been brought to the attention of the Prosecutor's Office and the Government Delegation.

Meanwhile, the Pevolca steering committee has authorized the attempted rescue with drones of isolated dogs in ponds surrounded by lava.

Meanwhile, chef José Andrés, 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, has recognized the "exceptional work" carried out by governments, security forces and emergency teams after the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in La Palma, where he will donate his part of the Money received for this award and that will double that same amount with his estate and that of his wife.

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La Palma registers an Earthquake of magnitude 4.8, the strongest since the beginning of the volcanic crisis
Listed as strong on the seismic scale, it has been felt throughout the island


CANARY ISLANDS7
Samnta Cruz from La Palma
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 00:06

An Earthquake in the municipality of Villa de Mazo at 10:48 p.m. of 4.8 magnitude has been felt throughout the island of La Palma, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

It is the seismic movement with the greatest intensity since the eruptive phenomenon of Cumbre Vieja began and it is classified as strong on the macroseismic intensity scale.

The Earthquake, the largest recorded during the La Palma volcanic crisis, has had its hypocenter at a depth of 39 kilometers.

The seismic activity on the island of La Palma had decreased slightly in the last hours compared to days gone by, according to data from the National Geographic Institute (IGN)

The highest intensity, 3.9, had taken place in Fuencaliente de La Palma, 37 kilometers deep.

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4.8 mbLg SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP 2021/10/19 21:48:00IV 39

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Still without authorization for the rescue of the dogs
They request an on-site test in the same circumstances and even with the same size and weight of the animals to be saved.


CANARY ISLANDS7
La Palmas de Gran Canaria
Wednesday 20 October 2021, 11:57
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The responsible authorities condition the authorization of the rescue of the dogs from the La Palma volcano pond to an on-site test under the same circumstances and even with the same size and weight of the animals to be rescued. That is why they still do not authorize the rescue with a cargo drone, not even with a reconnaissance drone.

Although the company Aerocamaras, drone specialists and hired by the Leales.org Platform , had proposed an area about 300 meters from the target, the authorities have not accepted it and increased it to 500 meters. In when the Galician company traveled almost 700 meters and from where it demonstrated to the pertinent authorities the capacity of its technology, resulting in a totally successful test. Previously, tests with at least 20 kilos of load had already been done, being a success too.

In this sense, La Plataforma Leales.org and as the organizer of the proposed rescue and contractor of the service provided by Aerocamaras, urges the competent authorities to fulfill their commitment to:

- Authorize reconnaissance flights with camera drones

- Authorize the long-awaited rescue with cargo drone

The Aerocamaras company has shown yesterday that with almost 20 kilos of cargo it can move back and forth, even from 700 meters away and with enough battery available, so Leales.org regrets that the animals continue to breathe charged air of toxic ash and is concerned about the final health of the dogs trapped in the Todoque ponds of the La Palma volcano.

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Update courtesy of Enrique yesterday evening.

7:30 20/10/2021 h Canary Islands.- LA PALMA ISLAND ERUPTION.- STRONGEST FEAR-SYSMIC ENERGY RELEASE RATE KEEPS UP.- I've been asked several times if it weakened or if stop or when it will stop, and I increasingly see it stronger and rising, look at the graphic energy released from the last days, says it all, I do not see it go down, in fact, a couple days ago I said this: "... already commented that the energy does not go down, it seems that it is becoming more clear, with fewer seismic Events of average intensity, to concentrate all energy into a unique, stronger Events, dropping all the energy in a blow, this I already saw him in El Hierro, we reached the final part... ′′ And of course, he has done it again with the most intense record.

Now you have to wait for the next cycle that builds up enough energy.

es2021unlnj 28.5855 19/10/2021 21:48:00-17.8192 39 km V M 4.8 mbLg SW MAZO VILLA. ILP

They told me, "- it looks like it's coming down "-, and I told them that you had to wait a few days 48-72-96 h to confirm that it is indeed so and see a clear trend, yesterday I commented on it at the end of the post... Hopefully it won't go to more it looks like the swarm has passed its maximum to see if it coindicates the trend with the forecast, we already know that the volcano likes surprises and we go from 4.4 down... because it will be that no... we keep going up.

In the energy graphics of the last 30 days, every profane enters the head, we climb, which is increasingly angry and releases more seismic energy.... but see the progression of the red circles getting bigger... or look at the blue curve, which is getting steeper or pina... the system continues to reactivate, calm down, nanai.... so far.

SYSMIC ENERGY GRAPHICS RELEASED.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/la-palm...uakes.html

In the energy graphic of the last 7 days, I make them look at the step of this Earthquake on the blue line that carries the accumulated (cantor function) (or devil's staircase) and the two earthquakes that came together some ago days, the height is similar and it's that even though cheating, the energy released is what it has, can't be hidden under the carpet.

It has actually released an energy equivalent as brutal as the first test of a nuclear ingenuity that was conducted in the Bikini Atoll on 24-07-1946 and released the energy from a 4.8 magnitude Earthquake or is an energy released from 1,0 x 10 = 19 ergios... = 10.000.000.000.000.000.000 ergs. If it was big, don't miss the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1up-TRMxdo

And this was just the last Earthquake, we've already had dozens and the ones we have left, so this is the moment, keep going. The commentary to the Earthquake that made me laugh the most, was someone who caught him in the toilet bowl, who moved and jumped. The IGN error, 4.8 and a 0.5 (much) error.. between a 5.3 and 4.3.. That's where I leave it.

And give a review, that yesterday this space was informative reference, good information is what you have, is what you understand best:

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/la-palm...aguna.html

(Enrique Hernandez 😊)

FOOTNOTE

OTHER SITES ARE ACTUALLY USING THE MAPS PRODUCED BY ENRIQUE FROM ALL THE WORK HE HAS DONE AND IS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE.

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Green light for dog rescue
The authorities approve the work of the Aerocámaras company to save the dogs with drones.

The responsible authorities have already approved the rescue of the dogs from the La Palma volcano pond by drone. A few hours ago they conditioned the authorization to an on-site test in the same circumstances and even with the same size and weight of the animals to be rescued, but it seems that this obstacle has been saved and we will proceed to try to save the dogs,

The company Aerocamaras, specialists in drones and contracted by the Leales.org Platform , has carried out tests and traveled to almost 1,200 meters from where it demonstrated to the relevant authorities the capacity of its technology, resulting in a totally successful test.

The Aerocamaras company has shown yesterday that with almost 20 kilos of cargo it can move back and forth, even from 700 meters away and with enough battery available, so Leales.org regrets that the animals continue to breathe charged air of toxic ash and is concerned about the final health of the dogs trapped in the Todoque ponds of the La Palma volcano.

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Lava enters La Laguna and threatens the school
The stream that runs towards the sea is located about 130 meters from the coast and progresses slowly

The northern area of ​​the volcanic eruption continues to worry the technical direction of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Assistance for Volcanic Risk (PEVOLCA) and the Scientific Committee, who have appeared again before the media to report on the evolution of the phenomenon on La Palma.

Colada 8 (which ran through the Spar supermarket) and 10 (that of the overflow that left through the Football field) continue to threaten the La Laguna neighborhood and advance with a little more force after it was perceived in the last hours. a greater input of heat. In the middle of these, a new dismemberment has occurred with even greater contribution and that throughout the day today has reached the La Laguna gas station. For her part, the 10 threatens to reach school.

The area has already been evacuated preventively and the experts are now waiting for the direction that the set of washes will take. The "ideal" scenario, explained the director of Pevolca, Mieguel Ángel Morcuende, is to follow the current topography of the island, enter the valley and move through the south of the mountain, which would imply moving away from the center of the neighborhood. The second scenario, which would cause more damage, would be its advance through the north of the territory, intercepting other basins and creating new transport scenarios for the lava load.

Regarding the lava flow that goes down to the sea, Morcuende assured that it is currently just less than 130 meters from the coast and 80 meters from the cliff, advancing at a slow movement.

They foresee an increase in seismicity
The director of the Scientific Committee, María José Blanco, pointed to an increase in seismic activity, although the swarm is a short distance from the one that gave rise to the eruption of the volcano, so although they do not rule out another emitting center it would be in the vicinity of the original cone. "The possibility of it happening elsewhere is minimal," Morcuende added.

Already the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has located the island during the first hours today 18 earthquakes, most of them at a medium or deep distance. Last night the highest intensity was recorded since the eruptive phenomenon began, 4.8, and classified as strong on the macroseismic intensity scale. They do not rule out that earthquakes of greater intensity will occur in the coming days, up to 6, so they warn the population to follow the recommendations through the official information channels.