That needs some explanation. It's about 2000 miles from La Palma to Rome. This would be like saying a volcano in Oregon will destroy Chicago.
So much fear porn about the La Palma volcano! The Cumbre Vieja eruption has got to be the most photographed and videoed volcano in history, which is a good thing, but the number of uninformed and/or unstable people reacting with their hair on fire over it is not good.
Another good thing is the remarkable way the Canarian people are coping with this. Evacuations have been calm and orderly. Yes, sadly, very many homes and livelihoods have been lost, but so far not one life! And I have never heard of such solidarity and mutual helpfulness within a sizable group of people, either.
Can you imagine if this were happening somewhere in the CONUS? I do not think we would handle it nearly as well. Besides the road rage and people getting in each other’s way to try and protect their own “stuff”, there’d be the usual idiots wanting to take selfies in front of molten lava (and why am I picturing LooterGuy nearby, with his load of Heinekens?)
Watch La Palma resident Bushcraft Bear’s great daily on-the-scene reporting here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZB7zNCIi3F6uWCJZa-qdVQ/videos
The people of La Palma are courageous and resilient, and will get through this. After all, they live on a beautiful island that wouldn’t even exist in the first place if it weren’t for volcanic activity. They know what to do.
Rome Georgia? or Rome Ny?
One could home....
On the other hand, there's a lot of good land and good people between the two.