The eruption of the La Palma volcano continues its course and experts continue to investigate how long it will be active. Although there is no possible answer to this, there are many scientists and researchers who are trying to anticipate the next steps that the volcano will take and the consequences they may bring in the coming days.
One of these consequences will be that the sulfur dioxide cloud that caused the eruption will reach the Peninsula in the next few days . Although most experts assure that it will not be dangerous to health, the Peninsula will be covered by this sulfur dioxide next Friday, September 24.
Quick extension
It has been the senior researcher of the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service, Mark Parrington, who has pointed out this possibility that will take place on Friday. Copernicus, an Earth observation program belonging to the European Union , was activated a few days ago to observe from the sky the evolution of the La Palma volcano eruption.
According to the researcher’s calculations, the sulfur dioxide cloud will enter this Thursday through the Peninsula through the Region of Murcia . Before, this cloud will spread through Africa, reaching Morocco and then passing to the Iberian Peninsula.
Once you enter the Region of Murcia, the cloud will begin to cover the entire Iberian Peninsula, with Friday being the day when it will be most visible throughout the Spanish territory.
Predicted transport of sulphur dioxide from eruption of #CumbreVieja #LaPalma volcano🌋 over the next few days in the @CopernicusECMWF Atmosphere Monitoring Service @ECMWF forecast initialized 20 Sept 12 UTC visualized by @Windycom https://t.co/YodDe37PUy #Lapalmaerupcion pic.twitter.com/JX00t1IVx6
— Mark Parrington (@m_parrington) September 21, 2021
As we can see in the simulation that the researcher Marc Parrington himself has published on his official Twitter profile, the sulfur dioxide cloud will follow a clear line until it reaches Murcia and enters the entire Iberian Peninsula.
No risk
Despite what it may seem, and with all the information we are having in recent days about the consequences in the atmosphere and for humans that these gases may have, scientists and researchers have pointed out that this cloud of dioxide dust Sulfur should not have consequences for us, and it is only harmful in the areas closest to the La Palma volcano itself in the Canary Islands.
