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La Palma volcano update: Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption, La Palma: eruption plumes travel further south Europe

Thu, 23 Sep 2021, 00:11 | BY: MARTIN
The aerosol plumes from the eruptions continue to travel along the northern Africa and south Europe.
The Copernicus's latest satellite-based measurements of SO2 concentrations in the atmosphere depict that they will reach Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya including a large part of Iberian Peninsula and Mediterranean coasts of France and Italy this Friday (24 September).
According to Windy.com's visualization, the highest level of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions will likely occur in these areas.

A GIF animation depicts the volcano's SO2 emissions traveling around the northern Africa and southern Europe (source: @m_parrington/twitter)

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Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 23:11

La Palma volcano update: New vent opens, Tacande village evacuated

Lava fountain from the new vent near Tacande village
Activity continued to increase overall. During the course of the morning, two more fissures opened, one close to the original ones and another one further north of the existing vents, southeast of Tacande village, which was evacuated soon after. The opening of the vent followed rapid ground inflation in this area of 15 cm, according to unconfirmed information. ... Read all
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La Palma volcano
shield volcano 2426 m
Canary Islands, 28.58°N / -17.84°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) La Palma volcano eruptions:
2021 (Sep - ongoing), 1971, 1949, 1712, 1677-1678, 1646, 1585
Typical eruption style
effusive