An eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge, comprising the southern half of the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, took place between 19 September and 13 December 2021. [7] It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971. [8]

Oct 21, 2021 · The recent eruption on La Palma, in the Canary Islands, has stimulated speculation that the volcano might collapse, creating a tsunami that would devastate the east coast of North and South America. But is such a scenario possible or likely?

Dec 18, 2024 · Volcano erupts over the town of El Paso on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. On Sept. 19, 2021, La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted. It was the first major volcanic...

Sep 30, 2021 · Hundreds of properties have been destroyed and thousands of people have fled their homes after a volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands. What happened? Lava flowed down...

Dec 25, 2021 · A volcano eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma has officially been declared over, after three months of spewing ash and hot molten rock. Since erupting on 19 September, the Cumbre Vieja...

Voluminous lava flows quickly reached populated areas downslope, fanning out across settlements and banana plantations, destroying thousands of buildings and ultimately pouring over steep cliffs into the ocean to enlarge the island at several locations.

Oct 25, 2021 · The latest eruption of La Palma in the Canary Islands has sparked fears that the volcano may collapse, causing a tsunami that would wreak havoc on North and South America's east coasts.

Dec 25, 2021 · A volcano eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma has officially been declared over, after three months of spewing ash and hot molten rock. Since erupting on 19 September, the Cumbre Vieja...

Oct 4, 2021 · A volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands is continuing to explode and spew out lava more than two weeks after it erupted.

Aug 13, 2024 · Brit holidaymakers in the Canary Islands have been told "don't panic" as an emergency plan has been activated by La Palma over volcanic gases. La Palma, severely hit by a three-month long...