La Palma volcano increasingly dangerous

The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is showing no signs of weakening


500km 300 miles
Atlantic Ocean
SPAIN
MOROCCO

CANARY ISLANDS
La Palma
La Gomera
Gran Canaria
Fuerteventura 
Tenerife
Lanzarote
100km 60 miles


5km 3 miles      
Barlovento
Caldera de Taburiente
Cumbre Nueva Ridge
Santa Cruz
El Paso
Las Manchas
Los Canarios
Atlantic Ocean
Cumbre Vieja

Cumbre Vieja volcano: Eruption begins Sep 19

Lava: At least 80 million cubic metres (mcm) cover more than 800 hectares. Huge new delta (below) has increased size of island by around 40 hectares
 
2,000 homes destroyed and 7,000 people evacuated

      
LA PALMA ERUPTIONS

Jun 24, 1949: 60mcm of lava released in 36-day eruption. Three vents send lava down east and west sides of island, into sea

Oct 26, 1971: 40mcm of lava released in short eruption (24 days).
Other known eruptions: 1470, 1585, 1646, 1677, 1712


Sources: Copernicus, BBC, Dario AS, El Pais 
Satellite image: Copernicus
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