The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands is on its sixth straight week of eruption, seriously shaking up life on the island as it’s forced 7,000 people to evacuate, destroyed 2,500 homes, and created strange and hazardous side effects. As the volcano keeps erupting—and residents and politicians are getting more desperate—ash is also continuing to settle, transforming some evacuated towns and villages into eerie, Martian-like hellscapes.
Earth Science
9 Surreal Photos of Volcanic Ash Blanketing One of the Canary Islands
A volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands has been erupting for weeks, covering surrounding towns in a thick blanket of ash.
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Molly Taft
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