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Truce of the volcano on La Palma? He's calm for the second day in a row

2021-12-15T14:59:07.814Z


The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on La Palma in Spain, was silent for the second day in a row. Although experts remain cautious.


Cumbre Vieja: volcanic ash buries houses and vehicles 1:15

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in Spain, was silent for the second day in a row.

Which makes us hope that the three-month eruption will end, although experts remain cautious.

The seismic activity practically ceased at the end of Monday, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, Involcan.

It is the longest period without tremors since the volcano's eruption began on September 19.

Since 21:00 yesterday, there is no volcanic tremor in Cumbre Vieja.

This does not imply a termination of the eruption, as its cessation has sometimes been followed by a further increase in activity.

This is the longest tremor-free interval since the eruption began.

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- INVOLCAN (@involcan) December 14, 2021

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"We can see now that the seismicity is very weak, the deformation is zero, the tremor is zero," said Rubén López, a geologist at the Spanish institute.

"Now, with these parameters, we can see that the volcano has stopped. And perhaps we could start to see the end of the volcanic eruption of La Palma," he added.

At this time, there has been no volcanic tremor in Cumbre Vieja for more than 24 hours.

We continue to monitor any change in activity / At this time, there has been no volcanic tremor in Cumbre Vieja for more than 24 hours.

We remain vigilant of any change in the activity pic.twitter.com/00Yq9HcH27

- INVOLCAN (@involcan) December 14, 2021

Sulfur dioxide emissions, which forced a third of the island's population to confine before the volcano fell silent, were extremely low Tuesday, Involcan said.

See how cracks open in the volcano on La Palma 0:58

Even so, experts from the eruption response committee do not rule out a resumption of volcanic activity.

The eruption, which sent rivers of lava down the slopes of Cumbre Vieja for weeks and expanded the size of La Palma by more than 48 hectares, is the longest in La Palma, according to records dating back to the 16th century.

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Thousands of people have been evacuated, at least 2,910 buildings have been destroyed and the island's main livelihood, the banana plantations, have been devastated.

Source: cnnespanol

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