The eruption of the La Soufrière volcano, located on the Caribbean island of San Vicente, on April 9, and after spending several decades inactive, could have its consequences in the Canary Islands. The ash cloud that the volcano gives off is moving west and, despite being 6,000 kilometers apart, it could reach the Islands.
According to meteorological models, that volcanic cloud that carries SO2 (sulfur dioxide) can approach our Archipelago, starting with the western province and moving towards the eastern, in a phenomenon that can last until wednesday.
In its Facebook account, the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute (Involcan) highlights that “the eruptive column of the recent explosive eruption of the La Soufrière volcano on the island of San Vicente, a volcanic island in the Caribbean Sea of only 345 square kilometers has arrived to reach 12 kilometers in height ”.
– The Soufriere volcano, located on the island of San Vicente, registered a large eruption that caused a column of smoke and ash about 4 kilometers high / Courtesy (EFE)
This Institute explains that “the volcanic plume generated by this explosive eruption contributes to the ash and gas dispersals over great distances from the eruptive focus, at a height similar to that reached by the eruptive column ”.
Involcan further clarifies that air quality at the summit and high areas of the Islands “will not be affected” By this situation.
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