MADRID (AP) — A volcano that has been spewing lava in Spain’s Canary Islands for almost three months fell quiet Tuesday, though scientists warned the lull didn't necessarily mean the eruption is over. Scientists recorded no seismic activity from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma island since late Monday, the Canary Islands’ volcanology institute, Involcan, said in a tweet. “That does not mean the eruption has finished, because in the past this has been followed by a new surge in activity,” Involcan said. La Palma’s longest eruption on record has destroyed about 3,000 local buildings, entombed large areas of farmland in lava and forced several thousand people to abandon their homes. The volcanic Canary Islands are a popular European vacation destination off Africa’s northwest coast.

Source: thestar December 14, 2021 17:44 UTC