The VolcanoStories project by GeoTenerife is a multi-media, science communication project, creating bespoke resources about volcanic activity, preparedness, reconstruction, and sustainable tourism in the Canary Islands. We collaborate with leading local, regional, and national institutions via our unique training programmes GeoIntern, VolcanoCamp, and MarineSciCamp for students and scholars from around the globe.
La Palma infrastructure reconstruction, struggles of the residents, and the eruption
Over-tourism protests, unsustainable resorts, and activist movements
Volcanic risk, emergency plans, communication, and preparedness in the Canary Islands.
New: Opinion Piece published on VolcanoStories
Short-form , easy-to-read, articles, which are relevant to the residents of the Canary Islands. Available en Español and in English.
¿Por qué vuelve la gente?
Un estudio reciente aporta pruebas de que algunos habitantes locales regresaron rápidamente a Pompeya tras la erupción del Vesubio del año 79 d. C., que, como es bien sabido, sepultó la ciudad romana bajo violentos flujos piroclásticos. Estos hallazgos suscitaron una considerable cobertura medi
Why do people return?
A recent study presents evidence that some local people moved back to Pompeii quickly after the 79AD eruption of Mt Vesuvius that famously entombed the Roman city under violent pyroclastic flows. These findings generated considerable media coverage, with many questioning why people would return to t
NEW: La Palma Reconstruction Update
La Palma Reconstruction – February 2026
€1.3 million for security and emergencies - Participatory process for new Volcanic Risk Action Plan - New images show marine recovery - Spanish Government advances infrastructure funds - Debates over 60% income tax reduction and 25% financing from the Canary Islands Government - Extension for aid
La Palma Reconstruction – January 2026
Faults identified during the eruption continue to 'creep' - New eruption forecasting methods from La Palma highlighted by UNDRR - Students participate in water quality measurements - More than 1,100 families now returned to Puerto Naos and La Bombilla - Aid for second homes starting to be delivered
Urgent events: 18M Protest
Frustrated by unchecked development and environmental degradation, 200,000 Canarians protested in April and several thousand again in October 2023, demanding a more sustainable tourism model that prioritises local needs and protects the islands’ fragile ecosystem. A third large-scale protest is being organised for May 2025 which we will be covering here on Urgent events.
Cuna del Alma, el Aula Marina, y las Tortugas
Las Islas Canarias se promocionan como un paraíso de biodiversidad y turismo sostenible. Pero la historia del Puertito de Adeje SeaLab revela una realidad muy distinta: un patrón en el que las autoridades locales explotan las iniciativas de restauración ambiental para generar relaciones públicas
NEW: El Puertito and the Cuna del Alma resort
Cuna del Alma, el Aula Marina, y las Tortugas
Las Islas Canarias se promocionan como un paraíso de biodiversidad y turismo sostenible. Pero la historia del Puertito de Adeje SeaLab revela una realidad muy distinta: un patrón en el que las autoridades locales explotan las iniciativas de restauración ambiental para generar relaciones públicas
Cuna del Alma, the SeaLab and the Turtles
The Canary Islands are marketing themselves as a paradise of biodiversity and sustainable tourism. But the story of the Puertito de Adeje SeaLab reveals a very different truth: a pattern in which local authorities exploit environmental restoration initiatives for public relations, only to erase them
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