You've never seen anything like it: a lava tsunami covers the island

3 years ago
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For a month now, the inhabitants of the island of La Palma have not been able to return to their usual life due to the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. Recently, the separation of lava flows has increased, and the incandescent rivers have even been able to turn into a kind of "lava tsunami".
Tsunamis are unusually long waves that result from strong impacts on the water column. The inhabitants of the island of La Palma witnessed a unique phenomenon - the "lava tsunami".
Recently, another earthquake struck near the Canary Islands. It was not strong, but the tremors affected the eruption of the volcano. The eruption became even more powerful, and the rivers of lava, which received a new portion of hot magma, acquired extraordinary speed

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