Potential Disaster in the Making 10

[phamENG]

Cumbre Vieja, a volcano on La Palma in the Canaries, just erupted a couple of hours ago. National Geographic did an episode on it as part of a 'Disaster Earth' series a few years ago. Essentially, there's evidence of a massive landslide on the island a few hundred millennia ago, the likes of which would have formed a tsunami large enough to hit the east coast of the US. A recent earthquake seems to have restarted the process and formed a large fissure along the island.

Here's to hoping it doesn't move any more....

 

[1503-44]

I can't seem to upload files today.

 

[Alistair_Heaton]

if you have a lazer pointer at home the icelandic blokes at work say it the best thing for seeing if there is ash in the air.

 

[dik]

... and that from a pilot?

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[Alistair_Heaton]

we do use them a fair bit teaching ground school. They also use them in the sim to point things out on the instruments while strapped in.

We are just quite anti pointing them at people and aircraft.

 

[RedSnake]

It seems that the main volcano has come to a bit of a rest right now just some smoke showing, maybe just the calm before the storm.

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[1503-44]

0730 UTC No smoke, no lava. There were 100 seismic event registered towards the South point of the island.

On hold ... for now.

Shields are up.

..............
1200 UTC Back online. A siesta. "Entirely normal".

 

[RedSnake]

The smoke is back..

Last night

This morning

Now

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[1503-44]

Live:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/-m3fEOGB5y4

 

[1503-44]

This one's in false color from the Pleiades 1-A bird. Yesterday 1158 UTC

https://www.eng-tips.com/postedit.cfm?id=8731407&action=edit[/URL]]Pleiades is an optical satellite constellation that consists of 2 twin satellites – Pleiades-1A and Pleiades-1B, launched on 6 December 2011 and 2 December 2012 respectively. Pleiades proved very high resolution product (50 cm) with a 20 km swath, high-precision location — less than 4.5 m (CE90) without using ground control points, and the ability to automatically obtain orthorectified products for 30 minutes.

To continue the Pleiades mission, Airbus Defense and Space 2020-2021. plans to launch 4 ultra-high resolution optical satellites, which will have Significantly improved technical characteristics, compared with the currently operating satellites.

The leading edge is following the revine at the point below Todoque and is almost 1km west of the point shown, which is where the church got knocked down yesterday.

 

[1503-44]

Something's wrong with the file posting.
I have to copy the E.com link myself and paste it here,

Google Earth Lava Flow
The latest lava flow is apparently being presented in four parts to differentiate areas that are being filled on top of old flows. No explanation was provided, so just my guess that's what they're trying to give us. Now that its 15m high in some places, some idea of height and overflows would be good.

https://files.engineering.com/getfi...8c01-d60628528cff&file=Volcan_de_La_Palma.kmz

now the E.com link has appeared there. Well. Both are to the same file.

 

[1503-44]

Some explosions have opened new vents just to the south, towards the direction of the seismic events. There are suspicions that they are directly related.

Seismic activity this morning was 9 to 13km below. Below what, I'm not sure. No reference is given. As the area's peaks are 2000m msl, that's +/- 20%.

There was one 3.8 event felt on Fuentecaliente.

 

[1503-44]

<ON> <OFF> ... <ON>

43.6 MM cu meters of lava.

If I remember correctly, almost 1/2 the volume removed from the entire Panama Canal.

 

[RedSnake]

It seem to have started up again on the other side of the old cone.

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[1503-44]

Mushroom clouds now.

 

[1503-44]

Typical Canary day, except for the active eruption above the farms.

Live LaPalma TV

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=INvrtMg5tSQ

Lava type has changed. Now with Hawaiian flavor. Less viscous and faster running. Still no map available yet today.

Lava is continuing to make its way down into the coastal area where it has encountered some banana plantations with polypropylene coverings, combustible and fertilisers stored on premises. That created a toxic cloud, which has now dissipated, but it forced firefighters to abandon their activities in that area for some hours.

Airport operations have once again shut down 'till further notice.

The Lava supply has not gone short and in fact seemingly in ready supply.

Authorities have prohibited nonresidents from the affected area, as well as unauthorized drone flying. The Youtubers have to clear out. Hotels and guest houses are at full capacity with displaced residents.

 

[RedSnake]

Thanks for the update..

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[1503-44]

URWelcome.

New map. Yesterday morning 0650 UTC

 

[dik]

Ditto... and thanks. It seems to be getting a little more 'violent'... not sure what the term would be.

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[1503-44]

Yes. It's certainly doing more damage now. After overflooding existing lava fields for the past couple of days, it's making forward progress again. If this can be called progress.

The Cabildo de La Palma (infrastructure management authority) made a drone flight this morning at 10am.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fI0rSbbpAGE

 

[RedSnake]

My Spanish isn't so good ;-) the basics are there, ordering beer, chicken and potato's and asking for the bill.
But finding information where the main source is in Spanish, hmmm no can do.
It is just the high lights that maybe comes up in English or Swedish.
So thanks again..

PS. I still think there is something wrong with the maps. ;-)

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein