The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma, continues to register a decrease in the different parameters associated with the eruption, including the amount of sulphur dioxide being emitted, the deformation of land, and seismicity, etc, but scientists continue to warn that it is still too early to talk about when the end of the eruption will be.
The national director of Volcanic Surveillance of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) and spokesperson for the Pevolca Scientific Committee, Carmen López, reminded that just a few days ago there was a vertical deformation of 9 centimetres in the earth’s surface, recorded in the station closest to the main cone (LP03).
López stressed that episodes like this reflect that the dynamics of the eruption are still "intense", so we all have to be "cautious" and wait to be able to say for sure that these descending trends are sufficient to anticipate the end of the volcanic eruption.
She insisted on being cautious because within a few days a new episode of the eruption could occur, such as the one experienced recently, or earthquakes of a greater magnitude than those that are occurring now, concluding by saying, “Therefore, we cannot yet say that these trends are permanent.”
