Since the eruption of the La Palma volcano began last Sunday, the lava has continued its slow but unstoppable path down the side of this island towards the sea at a surface temperature of 1,113 degrees. However, at that point, the Cumbre Vieja volcano is releasing more than 10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions into the atmosphere per day, according to estimates by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan).
The evolution of the wind in the coming days is expected to send these sulfur dioxide emissions to the Iberian Peninsula and also the Region of Murcia. SO2 is an irritating and toxic gas and is considered the precursor
In the simulation by Mark Parrington, senior researcher at the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service, it is appreciated how the emissions thrown into the atmosphere by the volcanic eruption are going to move towards the interior of Africa in the coming days, moving through the north of Morocco to the Mediterranean and eventually reaching the Peninsula Iberian already on Friday, in the Levante area, which would affect the Region of Murcia.
The meteorologist Juan David Pérez, collaborator of ‘Hoy por Hoy’, has confirmed that these SO2 particles will reach the Region of Murcia “due to the circulation of high-altitude winds, which is left to us by DANA. But they will do so in a very diluted way. and we won’t notice anything special. “
Pérez explained that “only in the surroundings of the volcano this cloud of sulfur and ash is harmful.” At such a distance and as it is not a large volcanic eruption compared to others worldwide, “it is not going to pose major problems in the Region of Murcia.
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