La Palma

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow on La Palma approaches La Laguna village

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/2/21

An end to the eruption is still not in sight

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

La Palma records 370 tremors in one day as volcano remains active

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/2/21

At last count, a total of around 1,150 hectares of land have been covered in a metre-thick layer of lava, an area equivalent to 1,600 football fields

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow on La Palma threatens previously spared La Laguna town

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

The approximately 1,200 inhabitants were evacuated in October

Spain

CUMBRE VIEJA

Nine weeks of volcanic eruption on La Palma and no end in sight

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

The destruction has been enormous, with 7,000 of the 85,000 islanders having to leave their homes

Spain

CUMBRE VIEJA

La Palma counts cost of damage two months after volcanic eruption

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

More than 1,040 hectares of land have been covered by a metre-thick layer of lava

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Body found as La Palma volcano claims first victim

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/13/21

The man found on Saturday is believed to have been trying to clean up the volcanic ash on his property

11 November 2021, Spain, La Palma: Lava flows out of the volcano Cumbre Vieja, during its eruption in La Palma on the Canary Islands. Photo: Kike Rincón/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Tourism

CONFUSION

The difference between Palma, La Palma and Las Palmas

Pablo Morilla 11/13/21

The eruption of the volcano on La Palma has attracted the attention of the media around the world, but some reports failed to correctly locate the place, or simply gave the wrong name.

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow reaches sea on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/11/21

The Navy warship Castilla began its mission to bring workers by sea to harvest banana plantations that have become inaccessible

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

No end in sight got volcanic eruption on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/7/21

On Sunday, a large black cloud of smoke stood above the still unnamed volcano in the Cumbre Vieja region in the south of the island

Spain

ERUPTION

Schools closed, air travel disrupted as La Palma volcano belches ash

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/2/21

At this point, it is impossible to say when the eruptions will stop

Spain

VOLCANO

Strongest quake experienced since volcanic eruption on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/30/21

The earth tremors registered a magnitude of 5 and were felt all over La Palma and partly also on other Canary Islands

Spain

ERUPTION

Hundreds more evacuated as La Palma volcano continues to erupt

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/21/21

Since the eruption of the volcano began, some 7,500 people have been evacuated from their homes, approximately 10% of the island's inhabitants

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Lava flowing from La Palma volcano approaches La Laguna village

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/21/21

People are still hoping that the lava would flow south of La Laguna and bypass its centre

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

La Palma volcano forces 7,000 people to stay inside due to poor air

The Nomad Today 10/19/21

Maps of the island will need to be re-drawn

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Second lava flow from La Palma volcano drawing closer to the sea

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

The island's airport was still open and running on Sunday, but airlines were unable to fly to La Palma due to danger to aircraft posed by volcanic ash