Headlines
– Volcanic activity enters 33rd day on Friday, having begun on 19 September
– Stranded dogs rescued by mysterious A-Team
– More than 600 tremors were registered in La Palma in the last week, according to Spain’s Instituto Geográfico Nacional
– Strongest earthquake registered on Tuesday night, 4.8 magnitude
– Lava flow now covers surface area of 886 hectares according to Copernicus radar imaging, with 2,185 buildings destroyed
– 35,000 earthquakes and tremors recorded in La Palma during the past month
– Nearly 2,000 buildings destroyed by lava flow
– Cumbre Vieja eruption the “most significant since 1585”, according to Copernicus
– No short or medium term end to eruption claim experts, as more La Palma residents forced to evacuate
– Delta has claimed around 40 hectares of new land from the Atlantic
Useful information
– Volcanologist speaks to AS about the effects of lava reaching the sea
– An overview of the active volcanoes on the Canary Islands
– When was the last volcanic eruption on the Canary Islands?