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On 12 December, the volcanic eruption broke the local record, when it reached 85 days of continuous activity. The eruption is considered to be the longest known eruption of a volcano on La Palma. Previously, the eruption of the Tajuya Volcano in 1585 was the longest at 84 days. No reliable data is available about previous volcanic eruptions.
Sep 30, 2021 · The island's last eruption in 1971 lasted for just over three weeks. A series of maps and charts explaining what happened after an eruption in the Spanish Canary Islands.
Oct 4, 2021 · A volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands is continuing to explode and spew out lava more than two weeks after it erupted.
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Sep 30, 2021 · Hundreds of properties have been destroyed and thousands of people have fled their homes after a volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands. What happened?
Dec 25, 2021 · A volcano eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma has officially been declared over, after three months of spewing ash and hot molten rock. Since erupting on 19 September, the Cumbre...
Sep 20, 2021 · Around 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes this weekend after a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, part of the Canary Islands off the northwestern coast of Africa. The...
Dec 25, 2021 · A volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma that began in September has officially ended, authorities on the island have declared. The announcement was made on Christmas Day after authorities on the Canary Island confirmed they had observed no lava flow, seismic activity or significant sulphur dioxide emissions from the volcano for 10 days.
