Brilliant streaks of lava flow through populated parts of the Spanish island of La Palma on Sept. 26, 2021. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat information from the U.S. Geological Survey) New satellite images of an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma capture vibrant streams of lava pouring down the seaside mountain range and nearing the Atlantic Ocean. The eruption began on Sept. 19 from cracks on the western flanks of the Cumbre Vieja crater on La Palma, which is among Spains Canary Islands, found off the coast of northwestern Africa. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASAs Landsat 8 satellite captured radiant lava flows snaking across the island in images taken on Sunday (Sept. 26), a week into the eruption. ” After Cumbre Vieja divided open and began emerging on Sept. 19, 2021, a slow-moving wall of basaltic lava started bulldozing its way through inhabited parts of one of the Canary Islands,” according to a declaration from NASAs Earth Observatory. “Lava flows have destroyed almost 400 houses, covered lots of kilometers of roads, and taken in farmland on the island of La Palma as they creep down the western flank of the volcanic island towards the ocean.” Related: 10 unbelievable volcanoes in our solar systemThe Landsat 8 satellite images use a natural-color view of lava streaming through the communities of El Paraiso and Todoque, together with clouds of white smoke increasing from the location. The hot, molten lava spewing from the eruption glows red in the satellite images, while a dark, black crust appears in locations where the lava has actually cooled at the surface area. The satellite observations from Sept. 26 likewise recorded infrared views of the volcanic eruptions, revealing the most popular parts of the red hot lava streaming down the slopes of the crater. Smoke increases from the active volcano eruption of the Cumbre Vieja crater on the Spanish island of La Palma on Sept. 26, 2021. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey)” Many of the white rectangle-shaped functions near the coast are greenhouses. The dark green locations along the coast are crops, likely fields of bananas,” according to the statement. “The volcanic plume streaming toward the northeast contains a mix of ash, sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases.” Volcanic activity briefly slowed in the early morning hours of Monday (Sept. 27). However, the Cumbre Vieja volcano started expelling lava and smoke once again later on in the day, and specialists from the Volcanology Institute of the Canary Islands (INVOLCAN) recommend that the eruption could persist for weeks or months. Lava flows might quickly reach the Atlantic Ocean. Hot lava meeting the sea may set off surges and discharge clouds of chlorine gas, posturing more threat to residents in the area. Those along the eastern shore of the island were bought into lockdown on Monday after thousands had actually already evacuated the area in days prior. The Cumbre Vieja volcano last erupted in 1971, though that event was less substantial than the existing eruptions, experts say.Follow Samantha Mathewson @Sam_Ashley13. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook..
” After Cumbre Vieja split open and began erupting on Sept. 19, 2021, a slow-moving wall of basaltic lava began bulldozing its way through populated parts of one of the Canary Islands,” according to a declaration from NASAs Earth Observatory. Related: 10 incredible volcanoes in our solar systemThe Landsat 8 satellite images provide a natural-color view of lava streaming through the neighborhoods of El Paraiso and Todoque, along with clouds of white smoke rising from the location. Hot lava meeting the sea might set off surges and release clouds of chlorine gas, positioning further threat to citizens in the location.