The expert Stavros Meletlidis, who predicted the eruption of the La Palma volcano, points out when stabilized

  • By：karen-millen

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06/2022

The Greek researcher Stavros Meletlidis, of the National Geographic Institute, points out that this seventh week of eruption is key to knowing when it will end.

Meletlidis was the man at the head of the Team of the Canary Islands volcanic emergency plan that alerted four days before the eruption that the volcano could begin to expel lava soon.

The volcanologist said in the 'Public Mirror' program of Antena 3 that these sudden changes that are happening these days allow experts to know the behavior of the volcano and how far it can go."If the indicators were favorable, they could say that the old summit begins to stabilize," he explained.

To do this, three factors must be set: the emission of sulfur dioxide, seismicity and deformations.

El experto Stavros Meletlidis, que predijo la erupción del volcán de La Palma, señala cuándo se estabilizará

The emission of sulfur dioxide (SO2) continues to show a descending trend during the last week, standing yesterday at 4,990 tons daily compared to 52,000 of 7 days ago.As for seismicity, although there are still earthquakes, its number has decreased and also depth.The deformations recorded by the thrust of the lava in the island's crust continue stable in the stations near the eruptive center and with a slight regional deflation in the highest stations.

The researcher points anyway that "the important thing is not to know when the volcano will stop but to know what will happen until it stops."However, he explains that we will have to wait for the data to have more information.

The expert Stavros Meletlidis, who predicted the eruption of the La Palma volcano, points out when stabilized
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