[Fitzcarraldo]

I suspect their calculations are off. The volume of displaced water from this landslide in the Canary Islands would be far less that what happened near Sumatra, resulting in a much smaller wave.

[airedale]

It not only is affected by the landslide which BTW also slides below the surface. The volume that's supposed to drop is about twice the size of the Isle of Man. Add to that the effect of sea water of the lava and you'll have a tremendous explosion like you had with Krakatoa. The section can be as large as 900 meters high and tens of kilometers wide.

Of course their projections are for the worst case scenario. The BBC did an article Oct 29, 2004 which said the threat is overhauled. It's at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3963563.stm How is the BBC now handling the Canary Islands. I haven't seen anything they've done recently on this subject. I wonder if they are now hyping it. If they are it would be kind of fun to point it out their prior reporting on the subject.