La Palma volcano eruption: Warning signs may have been there for years

By James Dacey

The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano successful La Palma connected 19 September

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano connected Spain’s La Palma land fired backmost to beingness connected Sunday aft fractional a period of tranquillity. As of 21 September, lava flows had covered much than 100 hectares, destroying much than 180 homes and displacing 6500 people.

Evacuation plans successful affected areas began aft swarms of mini-earthquakes occurred betwixt 9 and 19 September, followed by areas of onshore that bulged upwards by much than 10 centimetres. But signs of an upcoming eruption …

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