Category: volcanic eruptions

Volcanoes in 2021 Push for Eruption Forecast Research

This year was marked by numerous eruptions of volcanoes, with two topping the charts in terms of media attention and interest from the volcanologists: the Fagradalsfjall in Iceland and the Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Spain. As usual, Etna and Stromboli continued to erupt, but more unusual volcanic events happened as well.


Threat of Volcanic Eruption Puts Spanish Island on Alert

MADRID—A series of small earthquakes in Spain’s Canary Islands has put authorities on alert for a possible volcanic eruption, with one official saying Thursday there is “intense seismic activity” in the area off northwest Africa. Authorities have detected more than 4,200 temblors in what scientists are calling an “earthquake swarm” around La Palma island since…