As part of our ongoing effort to foment debate in the Canary Islands and build resilience, and to coincide with the release of Lava Bombs 2 on platforms on 18 April, GeoTenerife collaborated with MirameTV to show both Lava Bombs documentaries and then hold a...
701 out of 1,298 homes affected by the volcano have been paid for – Nieves Lady Barrato, Presidential Advisor in the Government of the Canary Islands. Government approves new National Hazard surveillance plan – The Government Council of Ministers has approved a National Plan for...
A potential eruption in Tenerife will cause chaos and distress to many residents and tourists. We aim to use this space to talk about what resources are available, how to seek help if you are suffering with eruption-related anxiety, and which services are available to...
The president of the Cabildo de Tenerife has requested that the new Spanish National Volcanology Centre should be based across both Tenerife and La Palma. Pedro Sánchez, President of the Spanish Government, has announced more aid for those affected by the eruption from the Spanish...
• IGN has installed new sensors in Puerto Naos, bringing the total number of sensors in the network to close to 2,000. • The Cabildo de La Palma have delivered aid to families who have been affected by a fraud relating to the reconstruction of...
•Homelessness on La Palma increases since the Tajogaite eruption in 2021, likely due to a lack of social housing on the island and the lack of response from the authorities to help this. • Genesis project El agua y yo competition announced by GeoTenerife at...
Los Llanos de Aridane City Council and the Cabildo de La Palma have met with residents of Todoque to listen to their requirements and inform them on the reconstruction of the neighbourhood, which was completely destroyed by the lava flow. The Spanish Minister for Territorial...
The church charity Caritas has announced it has helped 3,400 victims of the eruption since it began in 2021. On the 3rd anniversary of the eruption, two marches took place organised by the Platform for Affected People containing hundreds of citizens, protesting against the...
On the 13th August, the security protocol for CO2 emissions was activated for 42 homes in Puerto Naos. Media outlets have been criticised for seeding panic in local populations, as they incorrectly conflated the increase in CO2 emissions with a reactivation of the volcanic...
GeoInterns undertake new research on La Palma – GeoTenerife’s annual GeoIntern Cohort spent July undertaking new collaborative research on Tenerife and La Palma with CSIC, IGN and the University of Florida. Furlough – The latest figures show that 212 workers from 96 companies remain on...