“The sulfur dioxide cloud from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which is moving over Poland, poses no threat. The Government Security Center is monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis,” RCB wrote on Friday on Twitter.
The press release indicated that the cloud is irrelevant to air traffic. “There are no restrictions or recommendations for airplanes (it’s gas only, not volcanic ash),” it said.
“The gas cloud is now at an altitude of about 5 km, it is slowly thinning and blurring” – he added. Forecasts indicate that it will move further east over the weekend.
While there is no threat for now, keep in mind that The eruption of Cumbre Vieja continues and it is likely that huge amounts of chemicals will continue to be released into the atmospherewhich, with appropriate circulation, can reach, among others to our country.
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Cumbre Vieja remains active
Canary volcano Cumbre Vieja, located on the island of La Palma, which is one of the most active volcanoes in the archipelago, erupted on September 19, 2021, for the first time in 50 years. According to the latest data beautiful It has already damaged 1,548 farms, with about 1.1 thousand completely destroyed. houses.
In total, as many as 7 thousand. residents had to leave their properties immediately. The lava covers an area of approximately 680 hectares, which is equivalent to more than 950 football fields. Due to the dynamic situation, the authorities do not rule out further evacuations.
The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. Over 50 earthquakes in one night
More than 50 earthquakes have been recorded on the Canarian island of La Palma, where the volcano Cumbre Vieja has been erupting since September 19, since Wednesday evening. Along with the increase in seismicity on the island, local authorities carried out another evacuation of residents.
According to the Spanish National Geographical Institute (IGN), the greatest force, exceeding 4.5 on the Richter scale, had the shock, the epicenter of which was in the area of Villa de Mazo. The earthquake was recorded there after 2.00 on Thursday.
According to IGN experts, the severity of seismic tremors occurs practically throughout the entire island. It also applies to areas remote from the Cumbre Vieja crater.
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