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UNESCO calls on Baleares towns to get ready for a tsunami, with claim that Mediterranean is 100% certain to suffer one in next 30 years

SEASIDE town halls are being urged by UNESCO to put emergency plans in place against a possible tsunami. A new study by the United Nations

1 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Weather

CO2 concentration in a village on La Palma is ‘incompatible with life’ following volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands

THE village of La Bombilla in Spain’s isla bonita has carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels so high that the area poses a risk to life and health.

27 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

What you need to know about Spain’s plans for an Emergency Warning System with mobile phone alerts

WITHIN the last two years alone, Spain has been hit by the biggest snowfall in living memory (Storm Filomena), a volcanic eruption (La Palma), not

28 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Must Read·National News·Premium

Seit über Zwei Monaten Aktiv: Der Vulkan Cumbre Vieja Auf La Palma

Funding pledge to encourage tourism on volcano-ravaged La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

Spain’s government has announced a 9.5-million-euro plan to boost tourism to La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands in the hope of rebuilding livelihoods in the

8 Feb, 2022 @ 17:30

Canary Islands·Lead

WATCH: Police save cat overcome by toxic fumes from volcano in La Palma on Spain’s Canary Islands

OFFICERS on the Canary Island of La Palma came to the rescue of a cat named Felix after he was overcome by toxic fumes released

20 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Lead

OFFICIAL: Eruption of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands declared over

CANARY Island authorities declared that the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja that began on September 19 to be officially over on Christmas Day following 10

26 Dec, 2021 @ 11:54

Canary Islands·Lead

One third of all residents in La Palma told to stay indoors after volcano spews out toxic gases in Spain’s Canary Islands

RESIDENTS in La Palma were told it was safe to venture outside again hours after being told to lockdown in their homes because of toxic

13 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Canary Islands·Lead

Sweet survival: Bees buried by ash during volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma island survive for 50 days

THOUSANDS of honey bees in five hives have survived being buried in volcanic ash on la Palma for an incredible 50 days. The beekeeper had

7 Dec, 2021 @ 13:47

Canary Islands·Lead

Man arrested after trying to sell items donated to victims of La Palma volcano

A TENERIFE thief snagged €15,000 worth of donations that had been collected for victims of the La Palma volcano – then tried to sell the

3 Dec, 2021 @ 19:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Lava engulfs cemetery on La Palma in new blow for residents as volcano eruption continues in Spain’s Canary Islands

Residents on the island of La Palma were struck a new blow when lava flow engulfed a cemetery during a sudden magma surge and covered

27 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Canary Islands·Lead

La Palma volcano new lava river reaches sea. photo; involcan

Residents locked down again in La Palma amid toxic gas fears as new lava river from volcano reaches sea in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered residents in one coastal area to stay indoors as new lava flow cascaded into the sea sending up clouds of toxic gases. The

23 Nov, 2021 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Ash cloud closes La Palma airport as eruption from volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands continues into tenth week

ALL flights to and from the airport on the Spanish island of La Palma remain cancelled on Sunday after an ash cloud from the Cumbre

21 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Spectacular drone footage of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES on La Palma have released spectacular footage of the eruption from the Cumbre Vieja volcano captured by drone aircraft. The eruption which began on

3 Nov, 2021 @ 19:03

Canary Islands·Lead

Photo by Paco Becerra on Twitter @becerrafj

La Palma locals call for dead ‘to be rescued’ as lava from volcano threatens to engulf cemeteries on Canary Island in Spain

ON a day when families across Spain traditionally gather together to visit the graves of their lost loved ones, it was particularly hard for one

2 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

10,000 tourists expected to flock to La Palma to see the volcano over Spain’s long weekend

PLUMES of smoke can be seen for miles as smouldering lava explodes into the sky. More than a month after La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja first

31 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Lead

VIDEO: Underwater footage shows new lava shelf and marine life covered in ash on ocean bed from La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

A SUBMARINE robot studying the impact of the volcanic eruption on marine life has sent back some extraordinary footage of the seabed. Lava flow from

25 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Mysterious ‘A Team’ claims to have saved dogs trapped by lava on La Palma ahead of daring rescue planned by drone operators

MYSTERY surrounds the fate of three dogs apparently trapped in an area surrounded by lava flow on the island of La Palma. On Wednesday a

21 Oct, 2021 @ 16:41

Canary Islands·Lead

WATCH: Soldier rescues cat engulfed by volcanic ash on La Palma by performing ‘mouth-to-mouth’

IT IS said that cats have nine lives, and this lucky feline on the island of La Palma certainly owes one of them to the

20 Oct, 2021 @ 11:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Mission impossible: Drone rescue operation given green light to attempt to save three dogs trapped by lava in La Palma volcano

A Spanish drone operator received permission on Tuesday to attempt to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped by lava flow near a volcano on the Spanish

19 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead

Las Nuevas Lenguas De Lava Del Volcan De La Palma Que Arrastran Rocas Enormes Siguen Arrasando Terrenos

Volcano latest: New lava threat forces evacuation of 700 more residents on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered another 700 residents to flee their homes on Tuesday as a new river of molten lava advanced towards the residential area of La

13 Oct, 2021 @ 11:14

Canary Islands·Lead

Eruption Du Volcan Cumbe Vieja Sur L Ile De La Palma Aux Canaries Espagne Le 03/10/2021 News : Eruption Du Volcan Cumb

Residents locked down in La Palma amid fears of toxic gases as volcano destroys cement works

AUTHORITIES on the Canary Island of La Palma ordered around 3,000 residents to stay indoors amid fears of toxic gases released when lava from the

12 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Northern flank of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands collapses three weeks after volcano eruption increasing power of lava flows

Northern flank of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands collapses three weeks after eruption—increasing power of lava flows

THE Northern flank of La Palma volcano has collapsed sending hot boulders the size of three-storey buildings down the side of the volcano. The volcanic

11 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Lava chasers: Volcano tours prove popular in the Canary Islands as La Palma eruption continues

A TOUR company on Tenerife offering day trips to see the volcanic eruption on neighbouring Canary Island La Palma has pledged to donate profits to

9 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Seismic swarm south of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands reactivates with more than 40 earthquakes causing panic amongst residents

RESIDENTS in the south of La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands, remain on tenterhooks as more than 40 earthquakes have rumbled the area since 8pm

5 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Lead

UPDATE: Volcano cone in Spain’s La Palma partially collapses triggering voluminous lava flows

THE cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano partially collapsed on Sunday, sending massive pieces of rock tumbling downhill. The volcanic activity intensified on Sunday evening

4 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Canary Islands·Lead

Volcano latest: New river of lava flows on La Palma after another vent opens while island grows by 27 hectares

A NEW vent ripped open on La Palma causing another river of lava to flow towards the sea threatening yet more destruction on the Canary

1 Oct, 2021 @ 19:50

Canary Islands·Lead