Latest news about La Palma in The Nomad Today

Spain

CUMBRE VIEJA

End to eruption on Spain's La Palma is 'best Christmas present'

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/25/21

Experts say the unnamed volcano remains unpredictable and could suddenly become active again in the future

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

La Palma holds its breath as volcano goes quiet after three months

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

A wisp of smoke rising from the 1,100-metre-high cone was the only reminder on Thursday of the spectacular eruptions that once unnerved residents of La Palma

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Air traffic resumes after seismic activity on La Palma

The Nomad Today 12/14/21

Images broadcast showed steam rising out of funnels in the ground, but no lava emerging

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Flights to La Palma suspended due to high level of volcanic ash

The Nomad Today 12/14/21

Levels of volcanic activity in Cumbre Vieja continue to vary significantly, amid the record-breaking eruption

Spain

CANARY ISLANDS

Ongoing volcanic eruption becomes longest in La Palma's history

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/21

The eruption has had a severe impact on banana cultivation, a key sector for residents that employs some 85,000 people

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

More houses destroyed as lava reaches yet-untouched parts of La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/6/21

On Monday, about 20 light temblors had been registered by midday at a depth of about 14 kilometres

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.