The Volcano de la Palma Old Summit is about to equal, next Sunday, the eruptions of the Tehuya, in 1585, which extended 84 days and that of Tigalate, in 1646, which was 82 days, but there are numerous unknowns for the
Scientists who say that “the volcano continues five months as it is for tomorrow”.
At the moment, its new castings, very fluid, high temperature and fast, continue with its destructive capacity on the island.
The National Geographical Institute (IGN) has located 12 seismic movements in La Palma during the first hours of this Wednesday, and that of the greatest magnitude has reached 3.3 in Fuencaliente, at 5:13 am and a depth of 11 kilometers,
Reports EFE.
Fuencaliente has been the municipality in which the most earthquakes have been located this morning, 8, while the remaining two have been produced in Mazo, one in Breña Alta and another in Breña Low.
The 12 earthquakes have occurred in depths between 9 and 34 kilometers, and the first of this day has been located at 1.39.56 hours, 14 kilometers deep, and the last at 8.15.35 hours 30 kilometers from
Depth, both in Fuencaliente.
Binter resumes flights to destination and origin La Palma once the conditions have improved for it and can be traveled safely.
The airline stopped flying to La Palma during Tuesday afternoon by the problems that originated the ash cloud from the volcano that since September 19 is in eruption on the island, reports EFE.
Binter has indicated today that his scheduled flights with and from La Palma is operating, and remember that the situation is exceptional and will inform of any news.
The Old Summit Volcano is only four days of the 84 that lasted, in 1585, that of Tehuya, the longest one that is known in La Palma.
It will not be the first time that surprises scientists.
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Sismicity in La Palma continues to fall into intermediate levels, as well as the tremor, which is at low levels and with little variability and there is no trend of deformations except in a station located south that presents a slight deflation
The emission of SO2 remains high but with downward trend and carbon dioxide up to 6.2 times above the average level value.
The Minister of the Presidency, relations with the Democratic Courts and Memory, Felix Bolaños, chairs this Wednesday the meeting of the Mixed Commission for Reconstruction, Recovery and Support to the Island of La Palma with the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres.
After your arrival at the island on Tuesday and visiting the center of attention and surveillance of the eruption (Cave) will preside over the Mixed Commission at 10.00, it will meet affected at 11.30 and later attend the peak meeting that
It will take place from 12.30.
The Council of Ministers has approved 2.5 million euros for research activities related to volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma, aid from which almost 70% will be for projects that will be implemented in the coming months.
The Royal Decree Law of Urgent Measures approved on October 5 opened the door to the possibility of granting these 2.5 million euros to scientific activities;
The Council of Ministers has given green light to these direct aids to nine agencies.
The objective is to support the scientific activity of universities and research centers affected by volcanic eruption.
The scientific spokeswoman of the pevolca, Carmen López, has explained that it is necessary to continue doing inspections to specify the connection between the last castings, which are observed south, and the power systems of the main cone, and the secondary ones.
The new castings are very fluid, they are very degassing, they are high temperature and advance rapidly, but they are ephemeral, something that does not happen with those of the main cone, Carmen López explained.
It has also said morcuende that the surface affected by the lava is 1,182 hectares affected, and, as for the buildings, according to the Copernicus satellite system, there are 3,039 affected, of which 2,881 have been destroyed.