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Shocking Images Show Ash-Covered Ghost Towns On Spain’s Canary Islands (Volcano)
Nation & State ^ | 12-5-2021

Posted on 12/05/2021 6:54:00 AM PST by blam

The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, located off the northwestern coast of Africa, has been erupting for nearly eleven weeks with no signs of abating. Soon the eruption could be La Palma’s longest in over 500 years.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sept. 19 and led to the evacuation of thousands of residents. For the last 75 days, the volcano has spewed lava out of fissures, unleashed plumes of ash and toxic gasses, and acid rain.

After two and a half months of non-stop volcanic eruptions, some parts of the island are unrecognizable as they’re buried in feet of ash. Entire towns and neighborhoods are entirely covered, and damage could be upwards of a billion dollars.

Here are some of the most incredible pictures and videos on social media documenting the ongoing chaos on La Palma.

Entire homes are buried in ash.

Neighborhoods swallowed whole by ash and lava.

Towns covered in ash up to the rooftops.

WATCH: Drone footage shows entire neighborhoods being slowly buried in volcanic ash on the Spanish island of La Palma pic.twitter.com/5ZuVBTgVxd

— Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) December 1, 2021

How are people going to dig out of this?

This is the volcanic ash after the recent La Palma eruption, deep and thick..

But here’s something amazing, thousands of bees buried under this for 50 days, are still alive…they saved themselves by sealing their hives with a resin called propolis pic.twitter.com/hIsUMd86X5

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 12, 2021

Ash is everywhere.

Once again Instagram has the goods that Twitter does not…have a horrible headache from it..not a fan. Ash on #LaPalma is Truly Outrageous! pic.twitter.com/3Kx8IoSwWF

— 🎯𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮 (@LetUsUniteHere) December 3, 2021

A fissure opens up next to a house covered in ash.

More buildings are buried in feet of ash.

WATCH: This drone video shows the volcanic ash across La Palma island in Spain. On Wednesday, the Spanish National Police shared the video of partially buried buildings. The Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting in September. pic.twitter.com/SrAIk2uq1N

— Local News 8 (@localnews8) December 2, 2021

The current eruption could surpass the Tehuya volcano that spewed lava and ash for 84 days in 1646.

So what about the cleanup on the tiny resort island? How does one dispose of millions of tons of ash?


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ash; canaryislands; catastrophism; cumbrevieja; lapalma; lava; spain; volcano; volcanoes
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To: blam

Shocking?!

Puhleeeeze...


21 posted on 12/05/2021 8:04:14 AM PST by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Flick Lives

I was just thinking that the volcano is creating a lot of work for future archaeologists.


22 posted on 12/05/2021 8:05:07 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: dfwgator

You can try...

No diff from the folks who built on the Lower East Rift Zone on the big island of Hawaii.

You just hope the magma doesn’t hit the fan during your lifetime.

BTW, who’s dumber: the folks who live there, or the governments making money off of allowing them to do it...


23 posted on 12/05/2021 8:06:42 AM PST by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: dfwgator

“Tell that to the approximately 3 million people in the Naples area in the shadow of Mt Vesuvius.”

LOL. I like blaming the victims just for fun. In this case, I thought it was about 100 years ago that it last blew, but it was 50 years ago, so I actually do, pretty much, stand by my comment.


24 posted on 12/05/2021 8:06:52 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: blam
thousands of bees buried under this for 50 days, are still alive…they saved themselves by sealing their hives with a resin called propolis

Thousands of bees and nary a flowering plant to pollinate.

25 posted on 12/05/2021 8:08:30 AM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: dfwgator

Imagine the chaos when that mountain blows.

I didn’t like staying there for two days.


26 posted on 12/05/2021 8:09:35 AM PST by Loud Mime (A living and breathing Constitution empowers evil; living and breathing Commandments do was well. )
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To: blam

If you build a home near an active volcano, you would have to expect that this would eventually happen. Correct?


27 posted on 12/05/2021 8:12:32 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 80 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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To: blam

Well the Earth is on the move as more and more volcanoes are erupting around the World along with Earthquakes...been a rash of small quakes in the Midwest as of late.


28 posted on 12/05/2021 8:16:07 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: Theophilous Meatyard III

“Mother Nature’s in charge; we’re just along for the ride.”


29 posted on 12/05/2021 8:17:14 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: BobL

Hope they have volcano insurance.


30 posted on 12/05/2021 8:27:38 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Come back, President Trump.)
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To: G Larry

So, everyone downwind of the Mt St Helens ash plume should move away too?

That’s a smart idea. Hyuk


31 posted on 12/05/2021 8:33:17 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: 1FreeAmerican

FIX that ECONAZIs.


32 posted on 12/05/2021 8:40:43 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: ClearCase_guy

That is one big ash crack….


33 posted on 12/05/2021 8:47:25 AM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: telescope115

The puns on this thread are as thick and deep as the stuff from the volcano.

Always an ash in the crowd…


34 posted on 12/05/2021 8:56:44 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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To: blam

Spain has called up an Army unit to go to the island and help with ash disposal.

It is a real PITA, this from first hand experience.


35 posted on 12/05/2021 9:01:24 AM PST by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: NautiNurse
Thousands of bees and nary a flowering plant to pollinate.

Nature has an amazing ability of recovering from what we consider catastrophic events.

36 posted on 12/05/2021 9:15:33 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (My favorite word is Tweezer)
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To: OwenKellogg

Ha! I remember


37 posted on 12/05/2021 9:19:02 AM PST by Oystir
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To: OwenKellogg

Don Morgan, where are you?


38 posted on 12/05/2021 9:33:34 AM PST by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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To: C210N

“But, what kind of nose to use when you build an Ashman? do kids have ashball fights?”

Don’t be a smartash.


39 posted on 12/05/2021 9:47:25 AM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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To: blam

They’re going to need some serious carbon offsets 🤪


40 posted on 12/05/2021 10:11:44 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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