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Volcano in La Palma, last minute live | | Science The Trust Project

 Volcano in La Palma, last minute live |  |  Science The Trust Project

The indicators that scientists monitor in the La Palma volcano, especially sulfur dioxide emissions, suggest that the end of the eruption will not occur in the short or medium term, as confirmed by the committee's spokesperson scientist of the Canary Islands Volcanic Emergency Plan (Pevolca), María José Blanco.

The volcano is releasing a plume of gases 3,000 meters high with high amounts of sulfur dioxide, 17,774 tons per day, and that measurement would have to drop to 100 to think that the eruption is coming to an end, the spokeswoman said after a meeting in which the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who has visited the island for the fourth time since the start of the eruption, has participated. The other two parameters that determine the energy of the volcanic system, ground deformation and seismicity, also maintain stable values ​​with respect to previous days.

According to the latest data, the lava has covered 640 hectares, has affected 1,541 buildings - of which 1,408 have been destroyed - and has forced the evacuation of 6,400 people.

6.30 At least four dogs are surrounded by the lava of La Palma in two ponds

At least four dogs are trapped and surrounded by lava in the Paraíso neighborhood, in the Palmero municipality of El Paso, in two ponds, as confirmed by the animal organization Leales.org.

The Animalist Platform has analyzed the photos and videos to which it has access with experts and has verified that it is not one pond as originally thought but that there are two: one to the east of the Todoque neighborhood and the other to the west of the El Paradise.

Although at first it was believed that it was a cat that was trapped in the first pond, a drone of volcanologist scientists from Germany has confirmed that it is a dog.

Recently and in a new video it has been discovered that there is another pond a few meters further south with two podenco dogs trapped inside and another podenco prowling around its edge.

Sources from Leales.org have informed EFE that representatives of Tenerife companies with cargo drones have contacted the organization to proceed to rescue the animals before the lava buries them.

5.45 They look for vacant farms for owners of banana plantations destroyed by lava

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the public company Rural Environment Management (GMR), is tracking vacant farms in La Palma that it can offer to the owners of banana crops devastated by the volcano in Cumbre Vieja.

In the Aridane Valley there are 102 owners whose farms have disappeared under the lava flows. If those affected by the ash are added, the figure rises to 1,246 affected, and if the municipalities of Fuencaliente and Tijarafe are added, the total number of affected rises to 3,061.

A team made up of five technicians is in charge of the search for unused farms, who are sifting through which plots are available and what their ownership is, whether private or public.

In the event that they are public, Royal Decree 20/21 of October 5, on urgent measures for the reconstruction of La Palma, opens the possibility of a swap for the farms that disappeared under the lava flows.

Then there are other conditions, such as a possible condition due to being in a protected area or whether or not the land is suitable for growing bananas, since it is a subtropical fruit that does not grow in mid-range areas or where it is cold, explains to Efe Augusto Jesús Hernández, general director of Agriculture.

The Aridane Valley area is "perfect" due to its climate for growing bananas, says Hernández. In fact, it is considered the best production area in the Canary Islands, but the search for unused farms covers the entire island of La Palma.

4.49 The volcano will not stop in the medium term and Pedro Sánchez asks for patience

"This is the fourth visit I have made to the island of La Palma" since the volcano was born 24 days ago and, "unfortunately, it will not be the last", said the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in view of what that the scientists told him at the meeting of the Special Plan for Protection against Volcanic Risks of the Canary Islands (Pevolca): that the eruption "does not stop" and that it is not expected to do so in the short or medium term.

But at least, the lava flow from the northern flank of the volcano, which flows west and northwest and which on Tuesday forced the evacuation of some 800 residents of the La Laguna neighborhood, "is advancing very slowly" and there is a possibility that it will not resume. his destructive path.

Because the worst thing about this volcano, as Pevolca's technical director, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, recalled, is that it is in an urban environment; But the best thing, as Pedro Sánchez and the presidents of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres (PSOE), and the Cabildo de La Palma, Mariano Hernández Zapata (PP), have emphasized, is that it has not caused personal damage.

The scientific spokesperson for Pevolca, María José Blanco, from the National Geographic Institute, explained that scientists think that the eruption will not subside in the short or medium term, especially because sulfur dioxide emissions are very high, more than 17,000 tons per day. , and to think that the volcano is going out they should go down to around 100 tons.

"I know it's very difficult to ask, but you have to be patient," said Pedro Sánchez after listening to the scientists' diagnosis and shortly before meeting some of the victims of the lava.

Those who "have lost everything" will have the support of all Spaniards and all institutions until the reconstruction and relaunch of La Palma is achieved, the president has guaranteed.

4.00 DAILY REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

According to the daily opinion of the Pevolca Scientific Committee, the fissural eruption continues to show a Strombolian mechanism and the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) remains at 2.

The main flow of the lava flows runs along the northern flank, down the northern part of the previous flows, following trajectories to the west and northwest, within the current exclusion zone. The distance from the front of this lava flow to the sea is of the order of 200 m.

Large blocks dragged by the lava flow continue to be observed further north and the emission centers of the crater are still active and the reactivation of one of the southeast flanks of the main cone is confirmed. The appearance of new emission centers in the vicinity of the main cone, as well as other surface observables (visible gas emissions) within the exclusion zone, is not ruled out.

The front of the lava delta (fajana) remains practically inactive. The estimate of the total volume emitted up to day 10 of the dispersion pyroclast is between 8 and 9 million m3.

The morphology of the cone changes repeatedly due to the successive processes of growth and reconfiguration. The eruptive process can show episodes of increase and decrease of strombolian activity, as well as pulses with phreatomagmatic activity. The height of the ash and gas column measured today, as well as its dispersion, reaches 3,000 meters.

The weak wind is expected to continue and in the next few hours the wind is expected to turn from north to east at levels between 1,500 and 4,000 meters. The expected disposition of the ash and sulfur dioxide (SO2) cloud will be towards the west from the eruptive focus, so the areas most affected by the ash fall will be the west and south of La Palma. The expected disposition of the plume is favorable for the activity of the Canarian airports and the forecast meteorological conditions are favorable from the point of view of air quality. From the 15th and 16th, the entry of a continental and dry air mass is expected that will collapse the height of the base of the thermal inversion and will make it more pronounced, for which the meteorological conditions would be unfavorable from the point of view of air quality.

The seismicity continues to be located, mainly, close to the seismicity of the first days, at depths between 10 and 15 km. In addition, earthquakes located at depths greater than 20 km are recorded. In the last 24 hours the amplitude of the tremor signal has increased. The maximum magnitude observed was 3.9 mbLg and the maximum intensity was III-IV EMS. The current level of seismicity continues to indicate that it is possible that more felt earthquakes will occur, which may cause small landslides in slope areas. The deformations at the stations closest to the eruptive center do not show any significant pattern.

3.00 Edu, the young astrophysicist who listens to the heart of the volcano: "We are seeing only a second of a process of millions of years"

In the story of Eduardo Suárez there is one of those space/time paradoxes that turn science, and by extension life, into something unfathomable.

He is barely 26 years old -in addition to a hoop in each ear, a taste for trap and the desire to party and "go out with friends" of any youngster-.

The magma with whom he talks, whom he observes behind the scenes and who responds to him every little while -yesterday, at 4.4 on the Richter scale, higher than at any other time during this eruption of Cabeza de Vaca- has existed for millions of years. years, and the same amount that lies ahead.

Edu, as he is known in the improvised laboratory that the National Geographic Institute has in the church of Tajuya, is -together with his partner Carmen- the kid who listens day by day, minute by minute, the heart of the volcano. The seismologist who notes and dissects his beats through the 11 data collection points that the Institute has set up on La Palma. [Read the full story here, by Quico Alsedo].

2.12 La Palma, a safe island

The technical director of Pevolca has once again insisted that the effect of the surface of the island by the volcano is approximately 8%, which means that there is 92% of the territory that is not directly affected or that the condition is minor. For this reason, he has reiterated that La Palma is "a safe island" and that, except in the Aridane Valley, in the rest "life goes on normally".

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He also wanted to make it clear that the fish that is fished on the island and that is available to its inhabitants is "quality fish, the same as it was before the volcano erupted." In addition, he has shown that La Palma is "an absolutely stable island", so "there is no phenomenon that ensures that the island may have an undesirable situation in terms of geological stability at any given time".

Miguel Ángel Morcuende has highlighted the importance of transferring this idea of ​​normality and that La Palma "is safe, stable and activities such as tourism and others can be developed", and that "there are lots of people who depend on these activities, so that poor knowledge of the situation causes these people to enter into economic problems".

Similarly, he repeated again that La Palma Airport is also operating with "absolute normality" and only has problems when there is a west wind, which blows all the ash on the runway.

Regarding seismicity, he stressed that the earthquake swarm is located slightly to the south and east of where the initial swarm that gave rise to the eruption was. In this sense, he stressed that at the depths at which the earthquakes are taking place, without visible deformations in other parts of the island and with a stabilized deformation in the vicinity of the cone, without fumaroles that denounce another probable danger in other areas of the island , indicate that there is a "low probability" that there are other emitting centers in places other than the immediate vicinity of the cone.

0.34 "With the volcano of La Palma we will learn for what may come in the future"

In geological terms, 50 years is just a blink in the long evolution of an island. But, for us, they are a world. The data that was patiently taken in the explosion of Teneguía in 1971, with methods that today are rudimentary, have been essential to be able to anticipate what has happened in La Palma. Now, with more knowledge and technology, it is expected to achieve an important scientific advance that will serve, in turn, to face future eruptions with ever greater guarantees. [Read the complete information here, by Ángel Díaz].

23.37 They evacuate a new neighborhood in Los Llanos de Aridane before the advance of the laundry

The special plan for Volcanic Emergencies of the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA) has ordered tonight the evacuation of a new neighborhood in the municipality of Los Llanos de Aridane on the island of La Palma due to the advance of the last lava flow generated by the eruption of the volcano in Old Summit.

Specifically, instructions have been given to evacuate the area south of the Camino de la Cruz Chica at the junction with Camino de Los Campitos, following Camino Morro Cabrito until reaching the LP-2 road, as reported tonight by the Government of the Canary Islands. .

20.16. The ship Ángeles Alvariño will arrive on Sunday to monitor the lava that has fallen into the sea

The oceanographic vessel Ángeles Alvariño, from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), is scheduled to arrive in La Palma on Sunday night to continue monitoring the impact of lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the marine environment.

In La Palma, it will continue to take water samples for the physical-chemical and biological characterization of the marine ecosystem throughout the water column and the mapping of the advance of the lava delta on the seabed, the calculation of the volume of lava in the ocean and the identification of possible underwater structures associated with the activity of the volcano.

In addition, it will use the Liropus 2000 unmanned underwater vehicle to assess the extent to which the benthic ecosystem (the one that lives attached to the seabed) is affected by the massive influx of lava, take samples of water, rocks and corals in the environment, as well as images high definition of the advance of the laundry.

The Ángeles Alvariño left the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife this Wednesday with a team of 20 scientists and technicians on board.

19.27. 90 hectares of banana plantations destroyed, with a price of between 35 and 40 million

The lava from the La Palma volcano has razed some 90 hectares of banana plantations in the coastal area of ​​Valle de Aridane, "the most expensive in the Canary Islands and in Spain" for growing this fruit and whose market value ranges between 35 and the 40 million euros.

Alicia Vanoostende, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, has estimated the loss of production due to ash in the Aridane Valley at 80%, and 50% in Fuencaliente and Tijarafe, and added that consensus is being reached with associations and cooperatives how to compensate those losses.

As for other crops, the councilor has indicated that in the vineyards when the volcano erupted, the majority of producers had harvested; Not so in avocados, which had already come from "a complicated year" due to the wave of heat and wind in August that ruined the entire production. Regarding the fishing sector, she has indicated that there are 33 affected boats, 30 shipowners and between two and three sailors per boat, who had their fishing ground in the area of ​​the fajana, where they went for shrimp and for bait.

For now, Vanoostende has highlighted, they will receive around 2,500 euros per shipowner and 1,500 euros per sailor per stop of the fleet. She understands that "the time has come to rethink the island, to rethink it in its entirety."

18.40. Drones to feed dogs trapped by lava

Several emaciated dogs lie huddled in a walled courtyard covered in ash from volcanic lava in the mountainous area of ​​Todoque, until a drone appears in the sky to drop packages with food and water. The dogs raise their heads to look and walk towards the packages, which they open with their teeth and paws to feed themselves, according to aerial images provided by one of the companies in charge of the operation.

In a statement, the Cabildo de La Palma thanked two local companies -Ticom Soluciones and Volcanic Life- for feeding the dogs during the last five days. The companies, which intend to continue with the task as long as the weather and safety conditions allow it, have been assisted by veterinarians who choose the food.

The Cabildo assured Reuters that helicopters cannot fly in the area due to the hot air generated by lava and volcanic ash, which can damage the rotors, so for now the dogs cannot be evacuated.

17.37. They register an earthquake of 4.4, the largest magnitude in the volcanic crisis

The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has located a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Mazo, at a depth of 36 kilometers, becoming the largest of those recorded since the start of the seismic swarm that preceded the eruption of the La Palma volcano.

The IGN places the intensity of this earthquake between III and IV on a scale of I to XII, in the range between weak and widely observed.

Those of level IV do not cause damage but cause the rattling of glasses, the oscillation of hanging elements and in some cases the ostensible shaking of furniture.

This earthquake, which the IGN recorded at 3:33 p.m. local time, was felt with greater or lesser intensity in practically the entire island of La Palma. The previous one of greater magnitude, of 4.3, was also located in Mazo, at a depth of 35 kilometers, six days ago.

17.14. The airport remains active and the safety of tourist activities in the rest of the island is insisted on

The island's airport, like those of the entire Canary Islands, is fully operational, and weather forecasts suggest that air operations will not be affected for at least the next four days, because a Saharan wind will blow from the continent that will direct the ashes westward.

However, dry air and a likely temperature inversion may be unfavorable for air quality on October 15 and 16. In the crater, the only novelty is that an emission has been reactivated on the southeast flank that has not led to new flows.

Given the dissemination of some information about the situation in La Palma, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, technical director of Pevolca, insisted that the volcanic eruption affects only 8 percent of the surface of La Palma, so that the rest of the island is completely safe and tourist activities can be carried out normally. He also stressed that the geological stability of the island building is "absolute" and that the fish has the same quality as always.

16.59. The new casting of the north flank "progresses very slowly"

The technical director of Pevolca, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, has reported that the lava flow from the northern flank of the volcano, which flows to the west and northwest and that on Tuesday forced the evacuation of some 800 residents of the La Laguna neighborhood, in Los Llanos of Aridane, "she advances very slowly" and there is the possibility that "she will abort, that she will not walk again".

That lava flow is 200 meters from the coast, but its northwest arm, the one that crossed the Callejón de la Gata industrial estate diagonally on Tuesday, is the one that "loses steam", while the lava flow that moves faster, 50 meters per hour, and moving south is "the one that accumulates the most energy and thrust," he explained.

The latest data, corresponding to October 12, indicate that the lava covers 640.27 hectares, 27.94 more than the day before, and has widened to a maximum of 1,770 meters, 250 more.

According to the information from the Copernicus satellites, there are 1,541 affected buildings or constructions, of which 1,408 have been destroyed. The data obtained from the cadastre reduces the figure to 937, of which 763 are for residential use, 89 for agricultural use, 45 for industrial use, 22 for leisure and hospitality, and 18 for public use.

The eruption has so far forced the evacuation of 6,400 people, 5,700 in the first phase of the eruption and another 700 on Tuesday, but of the total some 6,000 residents and 400 tourists were transferred to Tenerife. Of those evacuated, 280 people are housed in a hotel in the municipality of Fuencaliente.

16.24. The Canary Islands propose measures to accelerate the tourist, industrial and commercial recovery of La Palma

The Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of the Government of the Canary Islands, Yaiza Castilla, has held various meetings this Wednesday in La Palma to analyze the situation of the sectors of her competence, foresee short and medium term measures that help alleviate the crisis that the volcano is generating in economic activity and articulate strategies to accelerate the recovery process, once the emergency situation in which the island finds itself is overcome.

The proposed measures contemplate specific promotional actions for tourism on the Island, including the implementation of a tourist voucher; subsidies to local corporations for the adaptation of industrial spaces and the construction of industrial warehouses in order to relocate those companies that have been affected, and the establishment of consumer vouchers under the 'ConsumeLaPalma' brand.

Castilla reported that a budget reinforcement has been carried out in the specific Always On campaigns of La Palma, aimed at tourists seeking nature trips, and new advertisements have been prepared in 15 languages. Likewise, a landing page has been created on the holaislascanarias.com website with information about the volcano, with the aim of transmitting security to tourists and a specific communication plan is being built on social networks for La Palma, valid until December 2022.

02.16. They are looking for vacant farms for the owners of banana plantations destroyed by lava

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the public company Rural Environment Management (GMR), is tracking vacant farms in La Palma that it can offer to the owners of banana crops devastated by the volcano in Cumbre Vieja.

In the Aridane Valley there are 102 owners whose farms have disappeared under the lava flows. If those affected by the ash are added, the figure rises to 1,246 affected, and if the municipalities of Fuencaliente and Tijarafe are added, the total number of affected rises to 3,061.

A team made up of five technicians is in charge of the search for unused farms, who are sifting through which plots are available and what their ownership is, whether private or public. In the event that they are public, Royal Decree 20/21 of October 5, on urgent measures for the reconstruction of La Palma, opens the possibility of a swap for the farms that disappeared under the lava flows.

Then there are other conditions, such as a possible condition due to being in a protected area or whether or not the land is suitable for growing bananas, since it is a subtropical fruit that does not grow in mid-range areas or where it is cold, explains to Efe Augusto Jesús Hernández, general director of Agriculture.

The Aridane Valley area is "perfect" due to its climate for growing bananas, says Hernández. In fact, it is considered the best production area in the Canary Islands, but the search for unused farms covers the entire island of La Palma.

15.27. Pedro Sánchez: "This is the fourth visit I have made, unfortunately it will not be the last"

On his fourth visit to the island of La Palma since the start of the eruption on September 19, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, made reference to Hispanic Heritage Day and stressed that "we all know very well what Spain represents ". "Spain is a country of solidarity and for 24 days we have all been waiting for La Palma and all of us Spaniards stand in solidarity with the palm trees and the palm trees," Sánchez assured.

The president, in an appearance after the Pevolca meeting and before a meeting with people affected by the eruption, has defended the work "side by side" of all the institutions since the first day of this emergency. Sánchez also wanted to "put value" on the work of technicians and "public science", as well as that carried out by the security forces and "all the bodies that make up this national Civil Protection system".

As the president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has also pointed out, Sánchez has insisted that "the news that the scientific committee conveys to us is that the activity of the volcano does not cease" and for this reason he will visit the island again at other times to show the support of the Government: "This is the fourth visit I have made, unfortunately it will not be the last".

The president has also asked for "patience because we cannot do anything until the volcano stops its activity" since now "the only thing we can do is what we are doing" in the tasks of reconstruction and, above all, of "protection" and "sensitivity and information".

14.51. "There are no indicators to predict that we are close to the end of this volcano"

The president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has assured in an appearance after the meeting of the steering committee of the Special Plan for Civil Protection against Volcanic Risk of the Canary Islands (Pevolca) that there are still no indicators to confirm that the eruption is nearing its end , and has highlighted that the emission of sulfur dioxide in the last 24 hours has been greater than in the previous days.

Torres wanted to thank the "civic attitude of palm trees and palm trees", which in his opinion has been exemplary, after the evacuations carried out yesterday and which affected nearly 800 citizens. "To this day, perhaps the only good news about this volcano is that we do not have to regret any personal damage."

The Canarian president has made reference to the "urgent housing" crisis and has announced that "18 homes have already been acquired and the files for another 40 have already been completed" to respond to the housing crisis, which also adds up to 280 people housed in the hotel in Fuencaliente. He is also working "urgently" and making in a matter of days the efforts "that take months" to install desalination plants before the end of this week and solve the problems in irrigation.

14.39. The volcano has expelled between 8 and 9 million cubic meters of ash

The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) has announced on its social networks that, after taking measurements of the ash fall, it is estimated that the volcano has expelled between 8 and 9 million cubic meters of pyroclasts since the start of the eruption in Cumbre Old, on September 19.

14.06. The number of earthquakes in La Palma decreases

The total number of earthquakes located in La Palma "has greatly decreased" in the last 24 hours, according to the latest report from the National Geographic Institute, which has recorded 66 earthquakes in the period in the area affected by the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja .

Six earthquakes have been felt by the population, with maximum intensity in the epicentral zone of III.

The localized earthquake with the greatest magnitude took place at 03:22 on Wednesday, with a value of 3.9 mbLg at a depth of 37 kilometers.

Five earthquakes have been located at depths greater than 30 kilometers and the rest of the hypocenters are at a shallower depth, around 12 kilometers.

1:55 p.m. The IEO ship will take "vital information" from the Tagoro volcano, in El Hierro, before going to La Palma

The ship Ángeles Alvariño, from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), will leave this Wednesday for El Hierro to collect "vital information" in the crater of the Tagoro underwater volcano, before continuing its journey to La Palma.

Through social networks, IEO Canarias indicates that "the science of El Hierro is applicable to La Palma".

This oceanographic vessel, which is currently moored in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is equipped with the ROV Liropus underwater vehicle. His mission in La Palma, where he is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, Thursday, will be to continue his studies and try to directly observe the entry of lava into the sea.

12.57. Canarias advances that there will be five million for municipalities to hire staff in La Palma

The Minister of Social Rights of the Government of the Canary Islands, Noemí Santana, has advanced this Wednesday that the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 is going to contribute five million euros to the municipalities affected by the volcanic eruption in order for them to hire more personnel and thus streamline the processing of aid and benefits.

In the control session and in response to questions from the Nationalist and Yes We Can groups, he highlighted the "unity of action" between all the administrations to face the consequences of the eruption, and in the specific case of the Ministry, he indicated that has committed to paying 10.5 million for the purchase of goods and homes and another 500,000 euros to care for women victims of sexist violence.

12.17. All airports in the Canary Islands, including La Palma, are currently operational

Aena announced this Thursday through its Twitter account that all airports in the Canary Islands are currently in operation, including La Palma.

11.25. People evacuated in the last hours will be able to access their homes to collect clothes and belongings

The Cabildo de La Palma informs that this Wednesday access will be allowed from the south to residents evacuated due to the advance of the lava flows from the volcano who have properties outside the security perimeter to collect clothing and belongings.

In addition, farmers in the area will be able to irrigate and cut fruit as long as time and access have been arranged with their irrigation community.

The Cabildo de La Palma specifies on social networks that this access will be controlled and will be carried out with the accompaniment of security personnel, after coordination with its town hall.

11.00. La prioridad para los pilotos frente a la nube de cenizas volcánicas es la seguridad de los vuelos

El Colegio Oficial de Pilotos de la Aviación Comercial (Copac) recuerda que ante la situación generada por la erupción del volcán Cumbre Vieja en la isla de La Palma, la prioridad de las tripulaciones es "evitar riesgos y garantizar la seguridad de las operaciones aéreas y de los pasajeros".

Desde que comenzó la erupción, muchos usuarios del transporte aéreo se han visto afectados por retrasos o cancelaciones como consecuencia de la evolución de la nube de cenizas volcánicas o sus efectos sobre algunos aeropuertos canarios.

El Colegio de Pilotos señala que las partículas que emite el volcán son abrasivas, "por lo que pueden dañar gravemente partes críticas del avión (especialmente los motores), bloquear sondas que ofrecen a la tripulación información de parámetros clave para el vuelo o afectar a las antenas de comunicaciones de la aeronave, entre otras consecuencias".

10.22. La Palma registra 20 terremotos durante la noche, uno de 3.9 sentido en casi toda la isla

La red de vigilancia volcánica de seguimiento 24 horas del Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) ha localizado durante la noche un total de 20 sismos en el entorno de la erupción del volcán Cumbre Vieja, 6 de ellos de magnitudes superiores a 3 (mbLg).

La magnitud máxima registrada fue de 3,9 (mbLg) correspondiente al terremoto localizado al suroeste del municipio de Villa de Mazo a las 04.22 horas. Con intensidad III EMS y una profundidad de 37 km, fue sentido en Los Llanos, El Paso, Breña Alta, Tazacorte, Tijarafe, Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Garafía y Puntagorda.

En el día de ayer se localizaron 74 sismos, el mayor de 4,1 mbLg, localizado al suroeste del municipio de Villa de Mazo a las 08.25 horas. Con intensidad III-IV EMS y una profundidad de 37 km, este temblor fue sentido en casi toda la isla.

9.49. La colada más al norte sigue avanzando mientras mejora la calidad del aire

La colada del volcán de La Palma que se ha abierto al norte de la principal ya se ha llevado por delante un polígono industrial en Los Llanos y ayer martes obligó a evacuar a 800 personas en La Laguna, mientras que en las últimas horas las condiciones meteorológicas han favorecido la mejora de la calidad del aire.

Según el último informe emitido por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DSN), el flujo lávico está variando en las últimas horas como consecuencia del derrumbe del cono del volcán ocurrido el pasado sábado.

Hasta el momento existen tres coladas: una que transcurre más al norte y otras dos lenguas más, de las cuales la primigenia apenas tiene aporte lávico y la segunda, más al sur, afecta a nuevas construcciones dentro del perímetro de seguridad.

9.25. La lava afecta ya a 656 hectáreas y destruye a su paso 1.458 edificaciones de La Palma

La lava que sale del volcán de Cumbre Vieja, en la isla de La Palma, ha afectado por el momento a 656 hectáreas y ha destruido a su paso por el territorio 1.458 edificaciones, según la última actualización de Copernicus, el programa de observación de la Unión Europea.

En concreto, esta actualización del radar corresponde a la realizada el 12 de octubre a las 06.50 horas. De este modo, las hectáreas afectadas por la erupción del volcán se han incrementado en 86,4 en relación a las 43 horas previas.

Por su parte, las edificaciones detectadas destruidas experimentan un aumento de 135.

8.19. Pedro Sánchez viaja por cuarta vez a La Palma para seguir la evolución del volcán

El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, viaja este miércoles a la isla de La Palma para realizar el seguimiento de los efectos causados por la erupción del volcán de Cumbre Vieja. Se trata de la cuarta visita que realiza el presidente desde que se inició la erupción.

El presidente del Gobierno, junto al presidente de Canarias, Ángel Víctor Torres, asistirá a las 12.00 horas a la reunión del Comité Director del Pevolca. A las 13.00 horas, comparecerá ante los medios junto al presidente de Canarias y el presidente del Cabildo de La Palma, Mariano H. Zapata, para informar de la situación eruptiva y de las medidas adoptadas.

8.00. La carrera científica por vigilar a los gigantes dormidos

Drones, satélites o sensores de superficie forman parte del despliegue que ayuda a los investigadores a entender mejor los sistemas volcánicos. Sin embargo, una gran parte de los volcanes activos en el mundo no cuentan con la vigilancia necesaria.

Lee la información completa de Teresa Guerrero en EL MUNDO.

7.45. Los plátanos de la isla de La Palma, amenazados por falta de agua y la ceniza del volcán

Es "peor que una plaga", lamenta Pedro Antonio Sánchez mostrando la arenilla volcánica en una platanera, que constituye, junto a la falta de agua, la gran amenaza para la principal fuente de riqueza de la isla española de La Palma.

"Es peor que un bicho, peor que una plaga, porque esto araña" los plátanos, maldice Sánchez, de 60 años, propietario de una pequeña plantación, refiriéndose a esta gravilla que llueve del cielo desde el inicio de la erupción del Cumbre Vieja, el 19 de septiembre, en esta isla del archipiélago de Canarias en el océano Atlántico.

Una vez la arena se ha posado sobre la fruta, empieza la pesadilla, porque es casi imposible sacarla y se daña con la manipulación, el transporte y el empaquetado: los grandes racimos de plátanos, que aquí llaman "piñas" y pueden pesar hasta 70 kilos, se cargan a hombros.

"Tienes que soplarla, o con agua, no sé cómo hacerlo. Cuando cae rocío por la noche la arena se pega con el agua del rocío, y entonces no sale por la mañana, no sale", insiste Sánchez.

La piel del plátano se ennegrece en forma de arañazo -nada que ver con las motas negras que señalan a un plátano maduro-, y aunque el plátano siga siendo bueno, es rechazado.

"Las normativas de calidad europeas impiden comercializar los plátanos con rasgadas superiores a los cuatro centímetros cuadrados en cada uno, aunque por dentro estén perfectos y se puedan consumir sin riesgo alguno", explicó a la AFP Esther Domínguez, responsable del departamento técnico de la Asociación de Organizaciones de Productores de Plátanos de Canarias (ASPROCAN).

7.00. La lava fluye lenta y amenaza nuevas áreas en las que se ha evacuado a 800 personas

La colada que ha obligado a evacuar hoy a unas 800 personas en Los Llanos de Aridane avanza lenta pero inexorablemente amenazando elementos urbanos, y los técnicos de la emergencia volcánica esperan supervisar un mapa de peligrosidad respecto al rumbo que podría tomar la lava.

El mapa ha sido encargado por el director técnico del Pevolca, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, quien también ha especificado que la cifra de personas evacuadas de Los Llanos de Aridane puede variar porque muchos vecinos habían abandonado la zona previamente, hace días, retirando enseres de sus viviendas en previsión de que pudiera ocurrir algo.

Además, la portavoz científica del Pevolca, María José Blanco, ha indicado que en las últimas horas ha aumentado la señal de tremor volcánico, lo que en principio señala que hay un mayor contenido de gas en el magma que está saliendo del centro eruptivo.

La altura de la columna de cenizas y gases alcanza hoy los 3.500 metros y aunque las brisas son favorables a la calidad del aire, mañana llevarán las cenizas al oeste y este de La Palma, y fundamentalmente al sur, y no se descarta que caiga ceniza fina en el sur de Tenerife.

Es probable que afecte a las operaciones en el aeropuerto de La Palma, y podría hacerlo en el de Tenerife sur, aunque no se esperan cambios en este aspecto hasta el jueves, ha añadido María José Blanco.


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