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Oct 21, 2021 · The recent eruption on La Palma, in the Canary Islands, has stimulated speculation that the volcano might collapse, creating a tsunami that would devastate the east coast of North and South America. But is such a scenario possible or likely?
The island of La Palma in the Canary Islands is at risk of undergoing a large landslide, which could cause a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean. Volcanic islands and volcanoes on land frequently undergo large landslides/collapses, which have been documented in Hawaii for example.
Oct 28, 2021 · A 350 cubic kilometer block might be reduced to fragments in which the largest piece was around 100 cubic kilometers. While still producing devastating tsunamis in the neighboring coastlines of the Canary Islands, multiple smaller slides will have much reduced far-field tsunamis.
Apr 5, 2022 · Last fall’s Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands was surprising for several reasons. Most predominantly, the eruption did not cause tsunamis to spread across the Atlantic Ocean...
Sep 30, 2021 · A series of maps and charts explaining what happened after an eruption in the Spanish Canary Islands.
Oct 9, 2017 · The first map of the new lava flow at La Palma on 20 September 2021 was produced by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) in partnership with IGN. It showed that the main channel of the lava flow shown in red had traveled more than 3 km W covering about 1 km 2 and had destroyed an estimated 166 buildings.
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Sep 24, 2021 · The four-page paper said that "during a future" eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, a landslide of between 150 and 500 cubic kilometers, which could trigger a tsunami with waves between 10...
