Monday, November 29, 2021

La Palma volcano eruption update: new vents open at northeastern side of the cone, generating lava fountains and new lava flows

Sun, 28 Nov 2021

View of the cone this morning with ash plumes and steam rising from the new vents (image: Evelyne Pradal)


View of the lava fountains and flows at dawn 
(image: ALex García / FRANCISCA GONZALEZ @FRANCESCAGONZ37 / twitter)

Several new vents opened this morning at the northern and northeastern base of the main cone, producing lava fountains and emitting new lava flows that travel around the northern side of the cone.
This comes as a result of a new surge of magma that announced itself as underway by the recently observed inflation during yesterday and the previous day. Instead of erupting through the existing vents at the cone, like on Thursday, the magma chose to create new vents nearby - likely, the older conduits at the cone have become too high and too "difficult" to reach compared to creating new fissures at the base of the cone.


Más imágenes desde Cabeza de Vaca / More footage from Cabeza de Vaca https://t.co/PFsvAzTfwx


6:24 AM · Nov 28, 2021

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