The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma on 19 September AcfiPress/NurPhoto by way of Getty Pictures
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island fired again to life on Sunday after half a century of tranquillity. As of 21 September, lava flows had coated greater than 100 hectares, destroying greater than 180 houses and displacing 6500 folks.
Evacuation plans in affected areas started after swarms of mini-earthquakes occurred between 9 and 19 September, adopted by areas of land that bulged upwards by greater than 10 centimetres. However indicators of an upcoming eruption …
