El Hierro : volcanic risk alert increased to “yellow”

Not quite Tenerife but pretty close so I have put this in here. We have been hearing a lot about volcanic eruptions on El Hierro since July but this weekend in order to calm the rumours of a possible tsunami The Canary Islands government has set the 'yellow alert' which means the population will be kept up to date on the practical aspects of the action plan including meeting points, shelters and evacuation plans.
There is also a website www.emergenciaselhierro.org

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Gypsy wrote:Not quite Tenerife but pretty close so I have put this in here. We have been hearing a lot about volcanic eruptions on El Hierro since July but this weekend in order to calm the rumours of a possible tsunami The Canary Islands government has set the 'yellow alert' which means the population will be kept up to date on the practical aspects of the action plan including meeting points, shelters and evacuation plans.
There is also a website www.emergenciaselhierro.org

Source

Thanks Gypsy hopefully it will calm peoples fears.

The island has had a totals of more than 90 earthquakes in the last three days Info they range between 1.6 and 3.4 degrees on the Richter scale.

I dont suppose we will be insured for an act of god , Who's god, How do they prove it was god, I wonder ?,

Underdog wrote:I dont suppose we will be insured for an act of god , Who's god, How do they prove it was god, I wonder ?,

They don't have to...you have to prove it wasn't him!

Well, I dont like having half my eggs in one basket, and not being insured, must look into it,

Have they announced the chances of a larger happening.

This is an interesting article in News in the Sun

Rumblings Over El Hierro - by Peter Jay

It is interesting to read ‘letters to the editor’ in the press and comments on community message boards bemoaning the coverage being given to the earthquake swarm in El Hierro.

Typically it runs something like: “Oh here we go again, scaremongering by the media, anything for a story, really bad for tourism.”

Well, sensationalism aside, it is the job of the media to report what is happening and surely you have to agree, 400 tremors in one day is worthy of a mention.

Yellow Alert

Any tremor above 2.6 on the Richter scale (and the island was shaken by two tremors measuring more than 3 over the weekend), makes it mandatory, under United Nations protocol, to issue a yellow alert.

A yellow alert simply means that plans are put into place to ensure the safety of the islanders in the event of an eruption and to keep them informed.

It doesn’t signal Armageddon.
It does not mean that an eruption is imminent. In fact the chances of an eruption are put at around 10 per cent.
According to the experts, in the unlikely event that such an eruption occurred, it would be a fairly minor affair.
The island is not going to suffer a massive eruption with the top of the island being blown off.

El Hierro is not Krakatoa.

With lava moving at just a couple of metres an hour, it will be slow enough for a tortoise to escape, never mind the population, (who would probably be too busy taking pictures on their iPhones to sent to their uncle in Madrid, to panic).

As for tourism, university professor and leading volcanologist, Eumenio Ancochea, believes that even a minor eruption would bring experts flocking to the island from around the world, filling hotels and other accommodation to overflowing, providing a huge boost to the tiny island’s economy.

So we can all rest easy. Nothing is going to blow up; it won’t affect the other islands and should not have a detrimental effect on tourism, although it’s understandable that people are concerned.

Incidentally, following last year’s Icelandic eruption, tourist numbers increased dramatically, although, granted, they probably weren’t looking for fun in the sun.

I went up Etna a few days after eruption ceased and it was amazing. The people that had flocked there was huge.

The Lone Ranger wrote:
They don't have to...you have to prove it wasn't him!

Is that true?

Not really...if a tree branch falls on your car then they'll call it an act of God, but if you can prove there was a fecker up there with a saw....

This is a bit different from everything else we have been reading - not sure if it is scaremongering or what only seen it in one other place which is News in the Sun.


53 people have been evacuated from the Canary Island of El Hierro, because of increased seismic activity and the fear that a volcanic eruption is on the way.

The scientists think that the frequency and intensity of the tremors is set to increase and there have been more than 100 recorded on Tuesday alone, 79 of them between 2 and 3.8 on the Richter scale.
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Gypsy wrote:This is a bit different from everything else we have been reading - not sure if it is scaremongering or what only seen it in one other place which is News in the Sun.


53 people have been evacuated from the Canary Island of El Hierro, because of increased seismic activity and the fear that a volcanic eruption is on the way.

The scientists think that the frequency and intensity of the tremors is set to increase and there have been more than 100 recorded on Tuesday alone, 79 of them between 2 and 3.8 on the Richter scale.
Read more:

If they are moving people if does seem a bit more serious to me

How far is it from tenerife , I suppose it will release a bit of pressure if it goe's off there,

Think it is something like 150km so a bit less than 100 miles I know it takes just over the hour on the ferry.

Just checked my news reader and this came in in the last hour http://www.europapress.es/islas-canarias/noticia-chacon-viaja-hierro-supervisar-operacion-ume-movimientos-sismicos-isla-20110928142450.html a very bad translation seems to indicate that soldiers and vehicles have been despatched in case they are needed.

Just checked on google earth and it's 78 miles or 125km from Los Cristianos. Hopefully downwind from Tenerife as I am flying in tomorrow afternoon.

Gypsy wrote:Think it is something like 150km so a bit less than 100 miles I know it takes just over the hour on the ferry.

100 MPH ferry ?.Wow, not Fred then,

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_32127.shtml

I was gonna mention that but didnt wish to appear rude, Gomera takes just over an hour I think.

Perfectspecimen wrote:I was gonna mention that but didnt wish to appear rude, Gomera takes just over an hour I think.

You ill then Vince,

Underdog wrote:
100 MPH ferry ?.Wow, not Fred then,

Perfectspecimen wrote:I was gonna mention that but didnt wish to appear rude, Gomera takes just over an hour I think.

Sorry guys, I don´t even have the excuse of being blonde - just put it down to being daft

I'm having a be nice day. It wont last long.

Perfectspecimen wrote:I'm having a be nice day. It wont last long.

I once had a be nice day, Boy was it long, I dropped Janet at work, And she said i bet you cant be nice all day, I was shocked, " what do you mean", We have traveled half a mile, You ran that ethnic on the push bike into the gutter, You wouldnt let the bus out, Because you said your need to be somewhere is greater than his, then you said wtf has she got on, about the girl at the bus stop ?, Whats up with that, Women eh,

Gypsy wrote:Just checked my news reader and this came in in the last hour http://www.europapress.es/islas-canarias/noticia-chacon-viaja-hierro-supervisar-operacion-ume-movimientos-sismicos-isla-20110928142450.html a very bad translation seems to indicate that soldiers and vehicles have been despatched in case they are needed.

here you are.


Photo: IRIN
Valverde (El Hierro) / MADRID, 28 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Defence Minister, Carme Chacon, will travel to El Hierro to "oversee" the operation of the Emergency Military Unit is underway on the island because of "earthquakes" that are occurring in the area and that " the last hours "have been" going rate ".

As reported by the Government Delegation in the Canary Islands, Chacon will be moved around 16.00 pm (Canary Islands) to the command post emergency device, located in the Mirador de la Peña, in the municipality of Valverde, where he will be informed the current state of deployment and evacuation activities, and then attend to the media.

Also visit the area of ​​the island is being evacuated, and where these people will be relocated.

Participation in EMU has been requested by the General Directorate of Civil Protection and Emergency at the request of the competent authorities of the Canary Islands.

Thus, once authorized the intervention, have moved to the island of El Hierro a total of 31 soldiers of the EMU, detachment from Los Rodeos (Tenerife), along with six trucks, four buses and three light vehicles.

In this sense, the move to EMU citizens evacuated to the headquarters of Anatolius Fuente, La Caleta, and perform a study for the installation of a homeless camp with a capacity for 2,000 people.

For his part, told the media, Chacon, explained that will be "available to the Canary Islands authorities" to offer "any other need for more military number or number of vehicles" as events happen .

The Defence Minister said that since "this morning" has been activated to EMU, "Since moving to Tenerife is the island of El Hierro". "They're doing some thirty soldiers and 12 vehicles," he assured.

This detachment would "possibility" of "putting up a shelter" to "accommodate up to 2000 people" if necessary. "In any risks we are working on prevention," he assured the minister. Given this prejudice, the hostel would "zone".

Chacon has insisted on launching "a message of confidence" that it speaks "to prevent against possible risks." Also referred to the Government of Spain is "constantly" taking the situation and "in touch with authorities in the area." "Let the Spanish know that our military will be in El Hierro, military, many vehicles as necessary," he said.

Que? Loses a bit in translation then eh?