“I remember some experts claiming that volcanic eruption in Canary Island could cause huge chunk of mountain to crash down to the sea, causing catastrophic trans-Atlantic tsunami to hit U.S. east coast.”
It’s the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma that’s of concern, not this one. Of course if this one triggers a Cumbre Vieja eruption, that would be different. Even then, though, there’s no guarantee that the next eruption will cause the landslide...it might take several more.
http://www.rense.com/general56/tsu.htm
You seem to know a lot about the subject. I saw the TV program on NATGEO or The Science Channel a couple of years ago, but when it happens (the La Palma mountain tsunami) would the resulting 160’ high wave completely wash over the Florida Peninsula on into the Gulf of Mexico?
Spain gets a 33 foot wave while eastern United States gets a 200 foot wave. Seems counter intuitive to me.
Spain gets a 33 foot wave while eastern United States gets a 200 foot wave. Seems counter intuitive to me.
IIRC, on La Palma, there are THREE volcanos along the central spine of the island..at one time, when the Canaries were formed, it must have been a “hot spot” in the earth’s mantle, similar to how the Hawaiian Island were formed, ( and indeed, a new one is being formed now). Two are extinct ( or believed to be..but the entire mountain range consists of somewhat porous rock..over eons, water works its way in..so the effects of one erupton could cuase the entire west side of the island to slide into the ocean..