Volcano at La Palma Gaining Intensity

 

With cocks crowing in the early mornings hours 4:00–6:00am Canary Island time, on day 26 of the volcano in La Palma, Cumbre Vieja appears more intense than at any time recently and has included multiple larger earthquakes. 700 miles off the northwest coast of Africa the island volcano is spewing lava higher into the atmosphere with more regularity in large lava blasts and with lava covering a broader area flowing down the mountain than at any time in its almost four week life.

 

Earthquakes Over Past 14 Days

Along with intensified lava flow the La Palma volcano has had lots of earthquake activity. During the past 14 days the volcano has been shaken by 9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or above with the largest recorded at 4.4 magnitude October 13th at 3:33pm. La Palma has also experienced 315 earthquakes between 3.0 and 4.0, with at least 5 earthquakes at the 3.5 magnitude on October 13th. There have also been 706 earthquakes between 2.0 and 3.0 magnitude. The most recent earthquake was a 3.3 magnitude quake this morning October 14th at 5:46 am La Palma time while this writer was watching the live broadcast. It was evident in the increased activity and intensity of the volcano itself.

 

The Tweet above by geologist Helen Robinson shows the intensity of the lava spewing from the volcano.

 

The above Tweet from 5 News in Australia shows the molten lava river flowing to the sea.

 

On traditional Columbus Day in the US, October 12th, Spanish volcanologist Vicente Soler, explains, “The lava flow that runs through the north has stopped before reaching the sea and all the lava flow is directed towards the industrial estate causing great destruction.” Since Tuesday, the lava flow has increased in intensity and is now only 300 yards from the ocean.

 

New Molten Lava River

The volcano has developed two new lava river channels on its way to the sea, one that broke off of the original lava river to the south. The newest lava stream emanating from an eroded volcanic rim just north of the original lava river flowing north northwest about 300 yards from the ocean. Both new lava rivers have developed over the past couple of days.

TV CANARIAS live broadcast of the volcano Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Canary Islands.

 

The lava was flowing especially strong in this morning’s live broadcast on TV CANARIAS, picking up steam steadily flowing from the fiery mouth of Cumbre Vieja. The volcano has spewed lava boulders the size of three story buildings along with blasting lava showers hundreds of feet into the air creating quite a spectacle for viewers.

To date 1458 buildings are reported as destroyed with another 83 buildings damaged on the tropical island. Thus far Cumbre Vieja has scorched and destroyed over 1200 acres of landscape forcing upwards of approximately 9,000 people to flee for their lives.

Volcano experts say that no mega tsunami is likely to occur despite what some alarmists say. The alarmists are said to be “seeking notoriety over rigor”.

Experts say a decrease in sulfuric dioxide will indicate an end to the volcanic activity. How long that will be is anybody’s guess at this time.

 

Michael Reed is Editor and Publisher of The Standard newspaper, print and online, and TheStandardSC YouTube channel where many video reports may be found. Please share freely and donate to The Standard on this page to assure the continued availability of news that is ignored too often by the dominant media.

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