Incessant and dramatic, the eruption of the volcano continues Vjea Summit a The Palm, the Canary Island literally devastated by the fury of the crater. “The most destructive eruption in the history of Spain,” he explained to The country the geologist Juan Carlos Carracedo placeholder image. But where does the magma that causes the eruptions come from? The point, according to the expert, is that it would be right under the Canary Islands a deposit of magma at a very high temperature which continually tries to rise to the surface: earthquakes and eruptions ensue, phenomena at the basis of the birth of the Canary archipelago.
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According to what the geologist explained, the magma in the deposit reaches a temperature of 200 degrees: “Like when you hold a balloon at the bottom of the water of a swimming pool and, releasing it, it rises shot towards the surface – Carracedo ventured an explanation – This it will cause the birth of new islands, even if none of us will be here to see it because it will take millions of years. “Other islands, such as Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, on the contrary, are slowly disappearing, their destiny is to sink into the sea.
Meanwhile another 3,500 people have been confined to the house in La Palma. El Pais always writes it. The measure is due to the worsening of air quality, with high levels of toxicity caused by the impact of the lava with sea water. These are the first restrictive measures in the areas of Los Llanos de Aridane. Previously, another 4,600 inhabitants had been forced to stay inside their homes for the same reasons.
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