When hot lava meets the Spanish sea: Mesmerizing video shows vast columns of vapor rising
Video shows vast columns of gas and water vapor rising as lava comes in contact with the sea on the island of La Palma, Spain.
New video released November 12, 2021, by Spain’s National Geographic Institute, shows the massive lava delta flowing from a volcano that has been erupting continuously since September 19. Some 3.85 square miles of the island has been covered with lava, according to imagery analyzed by the European Union’s Copernicus satellite program.
Scientists with Copernicus determined that volcanic activity claimed 2,605 buildings on La Palma as of November 9, 2021.
Storyful contributed to this report.
This story was originally published November 12, 2021 at 10:03 AM.
David Caraccio
The Sacramento Bee