Is anyone else watching the Las Palmas volcano on Gran Canaria ?

Bill Masen - September 21, 2021

I have had this specific volcano on my watch list for over 20 years, since two documentaries reported on it ( Nat Geo and Discovery).   Dr Simon Day and other vulcanoligists reported that because of flaws and cracks on the side of this steep volcano that if it erupted in a certain way, that because of the cracks and fissures it could trigger an enormous landslip on the volcanoes flank.  And this landslip would likely create a tsunami of immense proportions..

If I remember rightly  the local islands would be wiped out in minutes, the east coast of Africa within an hour, Spain and Portugals coast within a couple of hours. the southern UK and Western French coasts would be inundated in around 4 to 5 hours, and the east coast of the US within 7 to 9 hours.

The volcano last erupted about 1971 IIRC  and has just started erupting again. its destroyed dozens of homes so far, but I’ve seen nothing about the fractures / cracks etc.

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Been watching with interest. Thus far the eruption seems to be just that but who can tell? 

 

I saw news of the volcano eruption on the prepared’s blog that was released today. If it does slip and create a tsunami like you say, that would be even more devastating.

 

As I wrote above it was two seperate TV documentaries that brought this to my attention, I never realised at the time that tsunami could travel so far.  then I saw the boxing day tsunami of banda achi some years later where the tsunami crossed the Indian ocean in hours.

 

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/fake-news-canary-islands-volcano-eruption-wont-cause-east-coast-megatsunami/article_b25b9aa2-1a48-11ec-b358-d715d136e2fa.html

Haven’t been following erurption event; just the basic news.

If the US east coast goes underwater, this could cause  ~ US $188 trillion worth of improvements.

Above link gives this area’s perspectives.

Highly recommend area residents to leave early – but don’t know where to. It will be a long walk; no fuel for vehicles enroute.