Itahiza Domínguez Cerdeña

Itahiza Domínguez Cerdeña

Itahiza Domínguez Cerdeña
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Seismologist at the National Geographic Institute (IGN) at the Geophysical center of the Canary Islands

What the La Palma eruption has taught us one year later

This week marks one year since the start of the last volcanic eruption in Spain, a phenomenon that made national and international headlines from 19 September 2021, when the volcano began to spew lava outwards, until several months later. The eruption posed a forecasting and management challenge for scientists and authorities. The balance of what we have learned is positive at the scientific level, but the reality is that much remains to be done. 

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